Prevalence and correlates for school truancy among pupils in grades 7-10: results from the 2004 Zambia Global School-based Health Survey

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There are limited data on the prevalence and associated factors of truancy in southern Africa. Yet truancy should attract the attention of public health professionals, educators and policy makers as it may be associated with adolesce...

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Main Authors: Muula Adamson S, Rudatsikira Emmanuel, Babaniyi Olusegun, Songolo Peter, Siziya Seter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/48