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Effect Of Socio-Demographics, Health-Related Problems, And Family Structure On Chronic Absenteeism Among Children, Eunjung Lim, James Davis, So Yung Choi, John J. Chen
Effect Of Socio-Demographics, Health-Related Problems, And Family Structure On Chronic Absenteeism Among Children, Eunjung Lim, James Davis, So Yung Choi, John J. Chen
Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice
Purpose/Background: From 5 to 7.5 million school children are chronically absent, defined as missing ≥15 days of school within a year. Students miss schools due to various reasons such as health, socioeconomic status, and environmental factors. We examined child’s health and behavior, family structure, and socio-demographics to understand chronic absenteeism.
Materials & Methods: The population included children ages 6 to 17 years from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) years 2008-2013. Multivariable logistic regressions were used to identify the risk factors of chronic absenteeism, adjusting for the complex sampling design.
Results: Among socio-demographic variables, age ≥14 years, race/ethnicity, lower-income family, …