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Real-Time Monitoring of School Absenteeism to Enhance Disease Surveillance: A Pilot Study of a Mobile Electronic Reporting System

JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2014
BackgroundSchool absenteeism is a common source of data used in syndromic surveillance, which can eventually be used for early outbreak detection. However, the absenteeism reporting system in most schools, especially in developing countries, relies on a ...
Lawpoolsri, Saranath, Khamsiriwatchara, Amnat, Liulark, Wongwat, Taweeseneepitch, Komchaluch, Sangvichean, Aumnuyphan, Thongprarong, Wiraporn, Kaewkungwal, Jaranit, Singhasivanon, Pratap   +7 more
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Teacher Shocks and Student Learning: Evidence from Zambia

, 2004
Following a tradition that relates household-level shocks to educational attainment, we examine the impact of teacher-level shocks on student learning. As a plausible measure for these shocks, we use teacher absenteeism during a 30-day recall period. A 5-
Dercon, Stefan, Krishnan, Pramila, Das, Jishnu, Habyarimana, James   +3 more
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Preventing School Absenteeism: The Case for Relationships

, 2021
Chronic absenteeism affects nearly 20% of high school students every year (ED, 2016). It is an indicator of students at-risk and the strongest indicator of student dropout.
Pounders, Rachel Denise
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The relationship between ‘school readiness’ and later persistent absenteeism

Royal Society Open Science
Post-pandemic school absence is an increasing concern for governments worldwide. Absence is associated with poor academic outcomes and long-term illness (physical and mental).
Megan L. Wood, Lydia Gunning, Mark Mon-Williams   +2 more
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Adult-onset asthma morbidity and related economic costs in middle age due to intentional chronic absenteeism in high school: An epidemiologic study using the national longitudinal survey of youth 1979 data.

PLoS ONE
ObjectiveMany authors examined the individual and societal impact of school absenteeism. Nevertheless, no empirical study has looked at the potential direct correlation between deliberate school absences and chronic illnesses in mid-adulthood.
Zongqiang Liao, Neville Francis, Kevin Brooks   +2 more
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School absenteeism, academic performance, and self-esteem as proxy measures of oral health status: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of school absenteeism, academic performances, and self-esteem of school-going children on their oral health status. Materials and Methods: The study sample included 2014 children aged 12–15 years
Thiruvenkadam Gopalan, Sharath Asokan, J Baby John, P R Geetha Priya   +3 more
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DESA: An R Package for Detecting Epidemics Using a School-Absenteeism Surveillance Framework

Journal of Open Research Software
Absenteeism among elementary school children has proven useful for early detection of influenza epidemics within a population. This paper presents Detecting Epidemics from School Absenteeism (DESA), an R package developed to: (1) model epidemics using ...
Vinay Joshy, Zeny Feng, Lorna Deeth, Kayla Vanderkruk, Justin Slater   +4 more
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Absenteeism among public health nurses : does commitment matter?

, 2006
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 69-73)This study explored the relationship between absenteeism and commitment (affective, continuance and normative commitment) as directed towards the organisation, co-workers and the nursing profession.
Ramsay, Nadine
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The Current State of School Attendance Research and Data in Canada

Education Sciences
The issue of school absenteeism has received increased attention in previous years due to the widespread absences caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Canadian research is sparse on the topic, and a data-based picture of the extent of the problem ...
Jess Whitley, Natasha McBrearty, Maria A. Rogers, J. David Smith   +3 more
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Bullying and School Absenteeism in Japan

, 2023
Education is the most important part in preparing generation of a nation. The success of a nation can also be measured on how education is organized. Japan is one of the countries in the world with good reputation in terms of education. However, it does not mean Japan has no problem in the delivery of education.
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