Alias, Nazirah and Khaw, Wan-Fei and Nasaruddin, Nur Hamizah and Tan, Leeann and Muhammad, Eida Nurhadzira and Awaluddin, S. Maria and Riyadzi, Mohd Ruhaizie and Lourdes, Tania Gayle Robert and Saminathan, Thamil Arasu and Lim, Kuang Kuay (2024) Truancy among School-Going Adolescents in Malaysia and Its Associated Factors: Findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2022. Iranian Journal of Public Health, 53 (12). pp. 2705-2713. ISSN 2251-6085,
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Background: Truancy is correlated with variety of unfavorable outcomes that can negatively impact adolescents' development and well-being. We investigated the prevalence of truancy and its associated factors among school-going adolescents in Malaysia in 2022. Methods: We used secondary data from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2022. It is a cross-sectional study with a multistage stratified cluster sampling study design including 32,290 students aged 13 to 17 years old. It utilized the self-administered questionnaire from the validated Malaysian Global School-based Health Survey (GSHS). The associations between the truancy and its associated factors were examined using multivariate logistic regression, a complex sample analysis with sampling weightage. Results: The prevalence of truancy was 25.6% (95% CI=24.25, 26.98). In the multivariate analysis, truancy was significantly associated with older age groups (P<0.001), adolescents with separated/ divorced/ widowed parents (P<0.001), those with current any tobacco product use (P<0.001), those with ever drug use (P<0.001), those who have been physically attacked (P<0.001) and being bullied (P<0.001). Conclusion: Gender, age, parent marital status, and adolescents with risk behavior were associated with truancy. This information may provide evidence for the implementation of effective prevention and intervention strategies to reduce truancy among these school-going adolescents.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Ministry of Health, Malaysia (NMRR-21-157-58261) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Absenteeism; Truancy; Adolescent; Protective factor; Malaysia |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Social & Preventive Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Mar 2025 04:39 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Mar 2025 04:39 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/47254 |
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