Science news articles about 'school absenteeism'

... allows a clinically meaningful differentiation of these two forms of absenteeism by behavioural and psychosocial characteristics". 'School fear' is defined as difficulty attending school associated ...

A questionnaire of Swiss schoolchildren has revealed the extent of truancy and school fear. The research, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental ...

... costs of a case of dengue, whether the patient was treated at home or in the hospital, including school absenteeism, lost productivity, and the unpaid time of caregivers. "This study shows that a ...

Schools across the U.S. continued to record high levels of absenteeism as children stayed home sick with flu symptoms.

... parents around the country are starting to face school closures. But how bad should an influenza outbreak ... because it closely monitors school absenteeism due to flu, requires testing for the flu virus ...

... still accounts for up to 20% of deaths among schoolchildren, is an important cause of school absenteeism, and may hinder educational achievement. Additionally, many schoolchildren continue to harbour ...

... , the Philadelphia MCAN project has improved asthma outcomes for children and reduced school absenteeism by using a community-based approach that integrates families, community agencies, schools and ...