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Association between Hunger and Truancy among Students in Liberia: Analysis of 2017 Global School-Based Student Health Survey.

Francis AppiahTarif SalihuYaw OppongHenry Yaw AcheampongJustice Ofosu Darko FentengAndrews Ohene DartehMatthew TakyiPatience Ansomah AyerakwahKingsley BoakyeEdward Kwabena Ameyaw
Published in: BioMed research international (2022)
The study concluded that hunger was associated with truancy among students in Liberia. Additionally, students' age, bullying, feeling lonely, cigarette use, and parental concern also determined truancy. Governments, policy makers, and other partners in education should therefore roll out some school-based interventions, such as the school feeding program, which will help minimise the incidence of hunger among students. Such programs should consider the variations in students' background characteristics in its design.
Keyphrases
  • high school
  • healthcare
  • public health
  • quality improvement
  • mental health
  • risk factors
  • hiv infected
  • smoking cessation
  • hepatitis c virus