Truancy among School-Going Adolescents in Malaysia and Its Associated Factors: Findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2022
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.
Authors
- Eida Nurhadzira Muhammad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7061-4698)
- Tania Gayle Robert Lourdes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0313-2821)
- Lim Kuang Kuay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5162-3983)
- LeeAnn Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5243-5802)
- S. Maria Awaluddin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6945-5538)
- Nur Hamizah Nasaruddin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4044-9462)
- Thamil Arasu Saminathan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8342-0777)
- Mohd Ruhaizie Riyadzi
- Wan-Fei Khaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0979-8819)
- Nazirah Alias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9300-1763)
Institutions
- Ministry of Health (MY)
- University of Malaya (MY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Iranian Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2024-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18502/ijph.v53i12.17313
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.19