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Prevalence of Dysmenorrhea and its Contribution to School Absenteeism Among Nigerian Undergraduate Students

Annals of Health Research, 2021
Background: Dysmenorrhea remains one of the common gynaecological conditions among women of reproductive age. With varying severity, it can be associated with morbidities that affect the quality of life.
Ezebialu IU, Ezenyeakuu CC, Umeobika JC
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Correlates of school dropout and absenteeism among adolescent girls from marginalized community in north Karnataka, south India. [PDF]

, 2017
Secondary education among lower caste adolescent girls living in rural Karnataka, South India, is characterized by high rates of school drop-out and absenteeism.
Ackerson, Adato, Adukia, Arthur, Baird, Beattie, Bhagavatheeswaran, Brown, Calum Davey, Charlotte Watts, Chaudhury, Duflo, Ghosh, Greene, Hallfors, Hindin, Hu, Hunt, International Institute for Population Sciences, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), James Blanchard, Kumar, Lori Heise, Martine Collumbien, Mehra, Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Parinita Bhattacharjee, Patton, Pettifor, Prakash, Prakash, Prakash Javalkar, Raghavendra Thalinja, Raj, Ramanaik, Ravi Prakash, Roby, Satyanarayana Ramanaik, Shah, Shajy Isac, Snilstveit, Srikanta Murthy, Stephen Moses, Tara Beattie, The PROBE Team, UNESCO, UNICEF, UNICEF, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation, van Eijk, Vittinghoff, Warner, Warrington, Yi, Yi   +55 more
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Impact of Positive Lifestyle Behaviors on Direct Health Care Cost Savings for Low Back Pain

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to investigate the relationship between a previously purpose‐developed lifestyle behavior scale and health care cost savings related to low back pain (LBP). Methods This longitudinal study used data from the Australian Twin Back (AUTBACK) study. LBP and lifestyle behavior measures were collected at baseline. Physical activity
Ye Tian, Katharine E. Roberts, Michelle Hall, Paula R. Beckenkamp, Angelo Sabag, Karoline Moe, Ana Paula Carvalho‐e‐Silva, Emily J. Callander, Paulo H. Ferreira   +8 more
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The association of adolescent spinal-pain-related absenteeism with early adulthood work absenteeism: A six-year follow-up data from a population-based cohort

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2018
OBJECTIVES: Spinal (ie, back and neck) pain often develops as early as during adolescence and can set a trajectory for later life. However, whether early-life spinal-pain-related behavioral responses of missing school/work are predictive of future work ...
Pieter Coenen, Anne Smith, Peter Kent, Mark Harris, Steven J Linton, Glenn Pransky, Darren Beales, Peter O’Sullivan, Leon Straker   +8 more
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Effects of a Post-Deworming Health Hygiene Education Intervention on Absenteeism in School-Age Children of the Peruvian Amazon [PDF]

, 2014
Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are a leading cause of disability and disease burden in school-age children of worm-endemic regions. Their effect on school absenteeism, however, remains unclear.
Blouin, Brittany, Casapía, Martin, Gyorkos, Theresa W., Maheu-Giroux, Mathieu, Thériault, François L.   +4 more
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Educational leaders' reports of conditions for supporting SEL implementation: The power of partnerships

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Well‐implemented social and emotional learning (SEL) programs are associated with positive student outcomes. Through CalHOPE, County Office of Education (COE) leaders are providing implementation support to districts and schools seeking to improve SEL delivery statewide.
Ashley N. Metzger, Justin D. Caouette, Tiffany M. Jones, CalHOPE Research Committee, Valerie B. Shapiro   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Secondary Prevention on Mortality in the Building Trades National Medical Screening Program: Effectiveness of Occupational High‐Risk Management

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Since 1997 the Building Trades National Medical Screening Program (BTMed) has offered medical exams to construction workers employed in US nuclear weapons facilities. The process consists of two steps: (1) a detailed work history interview; and (2) a medical exam.
Knut Ringen, John M. Dement, Marianne Cloeren, Sammy Almashat, William Grier, Stella Hines, Laura S. Welch, Kim Cranford, Scott Haas, Patricia Quinn, Anna Chen, Miles Fisher   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining the Impact of Domestic and Family Violence on Young Australians’ School‐Level Education

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australian policy and practice increasingly acknowledges the need to respond to children as victim‐survivors of domestic and family violence (DFV) in their own right. As part of this, and in recognition that schools often have the most consistent contact with young people experiencing DFV, there is mounting recognition of the role education ...
Rebecca Stewart, Kate Fitz‐Gibbon, Steven Roberts   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

School Absenteeism Among Children Living With Smokers [PDF]

Pediatrics, 2011
OBJECTIVE:Involuntary tobacco smoke exposure causes substantial morbidity in children. We hypothesized that children exposed to tobacco smoke in the home would have increased school absenteeism with associated costs due to lost caregiver wages/time.METHODS:We analyzed data on health and absenteeism among schoolchildren aged 6 to 11 years identified in ...
Douglas E, Levy, Jonathan P, Winickoff, Nancy A, Rigotti   +2 more
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Transition From Primary to Secondary School: Igniting Attendance and Engagement Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Through National Policy Reform

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australia's Closing the Gap reform aims to address disparities experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. There are specific targets focussed on key educational transitions; yet, the transition to secondary education is not a targeted priority.
Azhar Hussain Potia, Kai W. Wheeler, Tracy Woodroffe, Karen Thorpe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source