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A longitudinal investigation of school absenteeism and mental health challenges among Canadian children and youth in the COVID-19 context

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
School absenteeism across the globe has risen dramatically since the COVID-19 pandemic. Literature indicates that children and youth of all ages are struggling to attend school regularly, leading to problematic outcomes both concurrently and across time.
Amanda Krause, Maria Rogers, Yuanyuan Jiang, Emma A. Climie, Penny Corkum, Janet W. T. Mah, Natasha McBrearty, J. David Smith, Jess Whitley   +8 more
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Absenteeism, Presentism and Academic Performance in Students from Peruvian Universities

Propósitos y Representaciones, 2018
The objective of this research was to determine the effect of absenteeism and presenteeism on the academic performance of undergraduate students from the Business and Engineering Schools in Peruvian Universities.
Raquel Chafloque Céspedes, Arístides Vara-Horna, Dennis Lopez-Odar, Inés Santi-Huaranca, Alberto Diaz-Rosillo, Zaida Asencios-Gonzalez   +5 more
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Absenteeism Among National Health Service Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal

Acta Médica Portuguesa
By March 2020, the first COVID-19 cases were detected in Portugal. Anecdotal evidence showed that the National Health Service absenteeism rate rose. The present study aimed to quantify and characterize the absenteeism rate among these healthcare workers
Joana Alves, Carolina Nunes, André Peralta Santos   +2 more
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The mediating role of perceived social support on the relationship between lack of occupational coping self-efficacy and implicit absenteeism among intensive care unit nurses: a multicenter cross‑sectional study

BMC Health Services Research
Background Implicit absenteeism is very common among nurses. Poor perceived social support of intensive care unit nurses has a negative impact on their mental and physical health.
Qin Lin, Mengxue Fu, Kun Sun, Linfeng Liu, Pei Chen, Ling Li, Yanping Niu, Jijun Wu   +7 more
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Sickness Absenteeism and Associated Factors among Auto Plant Employees in Tehran, Iran

International Journal of Occupational Hygiene, 2018
Sickness absenteeism is a major problem among organizations and healthcare units, causing loss of workhours and reduced productivity in workplaces. Previous studies have shown that several factors are associated with sickness absenteeism, including ...
Seyed Akbar Sharifian, Omid Aminian, Sahar Eftekhari, Hossein Mohseni, Seyed Amir Hossein Morshed Zadeh   +4 more
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Cultural Barriers to Education: Addressing Absenteeism among Marginalized Groups in South Africa [PDF]

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Absenteeism is a significant issue in South African education, particularly among marginalized communities in rural and impoverished areas. Despite policy efforts to improve access to education, learners in these regions face challenges that limit their ...
Matodzi G Sikhwari, Thizwilondi J. Mudau
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Effect of health shocks on the absenteeism magnitude at work in Togo: is health insurance a mitigating factor?

Health Economics Review
Background The occurrence of health shocks affects households economically in various ways. It most often leads to missed work, thus inducing a decrease in productivity and a loss of income.
Yacobou Sanoussi, Ilessan Akom Dossou, Mawuli Couchoro   +2 more
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Measuring School Absenteeism: Administrative Attendance Data Collected by Schools Differ From Self-Reports in Systematic Ways

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
In order to use attendance monitoring within an integrative strategy for preventing, assessing and addressing cases of youth with school absenteeism, we need to know whether the attendance data collected by schools cover all students with (emerging ...
Gil Keppens, Bram Spruyt, Jonas Dockx
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Chronic noncommunicable diseases and absenteeism from work: National Survey of Health, 2019 [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
Objective: To evaluate the association between burden of disease and multimorbidity and absenteeism in Brazil. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study using data from the National Survey of Health 2019.
Bernardo Soares do Amaral Fernandes, Milena Maria Tavares Spezani, Leonardo Côrtes Bosco, Beatriz Quintanilha Paladino Tavares de Souza, Giovanni Hora Viviani, Lara Santana Lima da Cunha, Ana Sara Semeão de Souza   +6 more
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Managing teacher absenteeism: Lessons from independent primary schools in Gauteng, South Africa

South African Journal of Education, 2019
Teacher absenteeism is of concern in today’s developing educational climate. In South Africa, where education itself is a contested terrain, and decades of disadvantage still impact resources and skills, despite democracy, it is a compelling challenge ...
Keshni Bipath, Roy Venketsamy , Linda Naidoo   +2 more
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