Abstract
This study aimed to examine the prevalence of truancy and its associated factors among school going Malaysian adolescents. The Malaysia Global School-based Health Survey (GSHS) was conducted from February to April 2012 involving 28,933 students aged 12 - 17 years old. A two-stage cluster sampling was used to select the schools and students with an overall response rate of 88.6%. The data were obtained using the GSHS questionnaire. The prevalence of truancy was 30.8% and significantly higher among male than female (32.9% vs 28.7%). The factors associated with truancy were current smoker (aOR: 2.23; 95% CI: 2.03 - 2.46), current drug user (aOR: 2.23; 95% CI: 1.52 - 3.29), current alcohol use (aOR: 1.39; 95% CI: 1.24 - 1.56), having been bullied (aOR: 1.31; 95% CI: 1.22 - 1.42) and not currently live with both parents (aOR: 1.25; 95% CI: 1.16 - 1.35). High truancy among school going adolescents warrants a new effective strategy to control truancy in Malaysia.
Highlights
IntroductionTruancy, defined as habitual engagement in unexcused absence from school is a type of behavior displayed by
Truancy, defined as habitual engagement in unexcused absence from school is a type of behavior displayed byHow to cite this paper: Yoep, N., Tupang, L., Jai, A
This paper aims to determine the nationwide prevalence of truancy among adolescents aged 12 - 17 years in Malaysia and its associated factors
Summary
Truancy, defined as habitual engagement in unexcused absence from school is a type of behavior displayed by. How to cite this paper: Yoep, N., Tupang, L., Jai, A. Prevalence of Truancy and Its Associated Factors among School-Going Malaysian Adolescents: Data from Global School-Based Health Survey 2012. Truancy among adolescents is a serious problem around the world, and is associated with various negative health and socioeconomical outcomes (Vaughn et al, 2013; Carli et al, 2013). Studies have shown that the behavior is on the rise and crimes committed by these adolescents are alarming (Shah et al, 2012)
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