Prevalence of truancy among school-going adolescents in three South Asian countries: association with potential risk and protective factors

MK Hasan, H Uddin, TB Younos… - … of Adolescence and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
We examined the prevalence and evaluated the associated risk and protective factors of
adolescent school truancy through sex-stratified models by analysing 7562 adolescent data …

Prevalence and correlates of truancy among school-going adolescents in three West African countries

H Onyeaka, N Kugbey, M Ayanore… - Journal of Human …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Students who absent themselves from school especially without permission are at greater
risks of adverse educational outcomes. The aim of the study was to investigate the …

Prevalence of truancy in a national sample of school going adolescents in Laos is associated with potential risk and protective factors

S Pengpid, K Peltzer - Children and Youth Services Review, 2019 - Elsevier
School truancy among adolescents can negatively impact academic achievements. The
study aimed to investigate the prevalence and sociodemographic, externalizing …

Prevalence and Correlates of Truancy among School‐Going Adolescents in Mozambique: Evidence from the 2015 Global School‐Based Health Survey

AA Seidu - The Scientific World Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This study examined the prevalence of truancy and its associated factors among 1500
school‐going adolescents using the 2015 Mozambique Global School‐based Student …

Data resource profile: The global school-based student health survey—behavioural risk and protective factors among adolescents

AC Bischops, ST Radev, U Köthe… - International Journal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
International Journal of Epidemiology, 2023, e102–e109 https://doi. org/10.1093/ije/dyac208
Advance Access Publication Date: 9 November 2022 Data Resource Profile approximately …

Bullying and truancy amongst school-going adolescents in Timor-Leste: results from the 2015 global school-based health survey

DN Owusu, KO Ansah, NEY Dey, HO Duah, P Agbadi - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Abstract Introduction Studies in Southeast Asia found that bullying commonly occurred
among students, and it has a detrimental impact on their school attendance. However, there …

Awareness and health risk protection behaviours of scavengers in the Gbalahi landfill site, Ghana, in the era of sustainable development

JG Nuripuoh, AB Duwiejuah, N Bakobie - Discover Sustainability, 2022 - Springer
Waste picking is a pivotal in achieving sustainable waste management, environment health
and economic development in the era of sustainable development. The study assessed the …

Truancy: How food insecurity, parental supervision, and other factors influence school attendance of adolescents in Seychelles

AA Seidu, F Arthur-Holmes, E Agbaglo… - Children and Youth …, 2022 - Elsevier
Truancy is identified as one of the key problems that school directors in Seychelles face, yet
it has received little attention by the key stakeholders of education in the country. This study …

Is hunger associated with truancy among in-school adolescents in Tanzania? Evidence from the 2015 Global School-based Health Survey

AA Seidu, LK Dadzie, BO Ahinkorah - Journal of Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Aim In this study, we examined the prevalence and determinants of truancy among
adolescents in Tanzania, using data from the Global School-based Health Survey (GSHS) …

Prevalence and predictors of school truancy among adolescents in Sierra Leone: evidence from the 2017 Global School-based Health Survey

A Osborne, C Labor, C Bangura, JB Kangbai - BMC psychiatry, 2024 - Springer
Background School truancy, deliberately skipping school without permission, is a complex
issue with far-reaching consequences for individual students, education systems, and entire …