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

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

This study examined the prevalence of truancy and its associated factors among 1500 school-going adolescents using the 2015 Mozambique Global School-based Student Health Survey data. The association was assessed using bivariate (Chi square) and multivariate (logistic regression) analysis. The preval...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Abdul-Aziz Seidu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:	The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9863890

Similar Items

Prevalence and correlates of truancy among adolescents in Swaziland: findings from the Global School-Based Health Survey
by: Rudatsikira Emmanuel, et al.
Published: (2007-11-01)

Suicidal behaviours among in-school adolescents in Mozambique: Cross-sectional evidence of the prevalence and predictors using the Global School-Based Health Survey data.
by: Abdul-Aziz Seidu, et al.
Published: (2020-01-01)

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Truancy among in School Adolescents: Findings from the 2010 Mongolia Global School-based Health Survey
by: Javzan Badarch, et al.
Published: (2013)

Prevalence and correlates for school truancy among pupils in grades 7-10: results from the 2004 Zambia Global School-based Health Survey
by: Muula Adamson S, et al.
Published: (2012-01-01)

Bullying Victimization among In-School Adolescents in Ghana: Analysis of Prevalence and Correlates from the Global School-Based Health Survey
by: Richard Gyan Aboagye, et al.
Published: (2021-03-01)

Psychosocial distress among in-school adolescents in Mozambique: a cross-sectional study using the Global School-Based Health Survey data
by: Hubert Amu, et al.
Published: (2020-09-01)

Effects of social capital and adolescent extracurricular activities on school truancy /
by: Kombarakaran, Francis A.
Published: (2002)

Effects of social capital and adolescent extracurricular activities on school truancy
by: Kombarakaran, Francis A.
Published: (2002)

The family factors of chronic school truancy
by: Volikova S.V., et al.
Published: (2014-07-01)

Truancy in black schools: the role of parents
by: Nhlapo, Rosy Vangile
Published: (2014)

Interpersonal violence among in-school adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: Assessing the prevalence and predictors from the Global School-based health survey
by: Richard Gyan Aboagye, et al.
Published: (2021-12-01)

Sexual risk behaviour and its correlates among adolescents in Mozambique: results from a national school survey in 2015
by: Supa Pengpid, et al.
Published: (2021-01-01)

Prevalence and Correlates of Unintentional Injuries among In-School Adolescents in Ghana
by: Richard Gyan Aboagye, et al.
Published: (2021-06-01)

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Interpersonal Violence among In-School Adolescents in Ghana: Analysis of the Global School-Based Health Survey Data
by: Richard Gyan Aboagye, et al.
Published: (2021-05-01)

Possible selves and truancy in high school students
by: Stromsnes, Wibecke Linn
Published: (2003)

An information system for the control of high school truancy
by: Horvath, Anthony
Published: (1982)

Truancy and the Georgia compulsory school attendance law.
by: Forniss, Jill
Published: (2004)

A multi-country analysis of the prevalence and factors associated with bullying victimisation among in-school adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from the global school-based health survey
by: Richard Gyan Aboagye, et al.
Published: (2021-07-01)

Prevalence and correlates of tobacco use among school-going adolescents in Madagascar
by: Sreenivas P. Veeranki, et al.
Published: (2019-04-01)

Truancy
by: Reid, Ken
Published: (2002)

Truancy
Published: (2002)

Causes of Irregular Attendance and Truancy in the Indianapolis Public Schools
by: Martin, Carrie B.
Published: (1935)

Characteristic Traits of the Disciplinary and Truancy Case in the Public School
by: Thormyer, Clara B.
Published: (1927)

A study of truancy predictability for high school students
by: Yen-Hsin Shen, et al.
Published: (2016)

The Teacher-Police-School-Community Scale and the Prediction of School Suspensions and Truancy
by: Guthrie, Patricia
Published: (1976)

Predictors of Anxiety-Induced Sleep Disturbance among in-School Adolescents in Ghana: Evidence from the 2012 Global School-Based Health Survey
by: Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, et al.
Published: (2021-02-01)

Prevalence and Social Correlates of Sexual Intercourse among School-Going Adolescents in Thailand
by: Karl Peltzer, et al.
Published: (2011-01-01)

School effectiveness and truancy: a multilevel study of upper secondary schools in Stockholm
by: Joacim Ramberg, et al.
Published: (2019-04-01)

Impact of Schools' Social Bonding on Chronic Truancy: Perceptions of Middle School Principals
by: Gentle-Genitty, Carolyn Sherlet
Published: (2008)

A Study of Elementary School Children at Risk for Truancy: Exploring Gender Differences, Services Offered, and Other Factors Related to Truancy
by: Joseph , Alice
Published: (2008)

Truancy Intervention: A Study of Dallas Independent School District Participants in the Dallas Challenge Truancy and Class C Enforcement Center
by: Fairchild, James John
Published: (2005)

The prevention of truancy handbook for the Alta Loma Elementary School District
by: Robinson, Phil E.
Published: (1988)

A study of the truancy in the junior high schools of Muncie, Indiana
by: Hamilton, Herbert Horace
Published: (2011)

School and the literate order : reading, non-reading and the problem of truancy
by: Christianson, Jack R.
Published: (2006)

The management of truancy
by: Henderson, Sheila E.
Published: (1988)

Single and Multiple Suicide Attempts: Prevalence and Correlates in School-Going Adolescents in Liberia in 2017
by: Pengpid S, et al.
Published: (2020-12-01)

Sexual Intercourse and Its Correlates Among School-aged Adolescents in Indonesia: Analysis of the 2015 Global School-based Health Survey
by: Anissa Rizkianti, et al.
Published: (2020-09-01)

Guidelines for empowering secondary school educators, in loco parentis, in addressing truancy among early adolescent learners
by: Van Breda, Maynard John
Published: (2021)

Guidelines for empowering secondary school educators, In loco parentis, in addressing truancy among early adolescent learners
by: Van Breda, Maynard John
Published: (2009)

Guidelines for empowering secondary school educators, In loco parentis, in addressing truancy among early adolescent learners
by: Van Breda, Maynard John
Published: (2009)