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truancy Truancy is a school-related problem in which a student's attendance is poor enough to be identified as a serious concern.

Truancy is a school-related problem in which a student's attendance is poor enough to be identified as a serious concern. In this packet, it is described as an adolescent issue connected with factors such as alcohol use, sexual behaviour, planned suicide, and problems in parent-child privacy and communication.

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Drafting source: Osborne Augustus; Labor Carol; Bangura Camilla; Kangbai Jia B.. Prevalence and predictors of school truancy among adolescents in Sierra Leone: evidence from the 2017 Global School-based Health Survey. 2024; DOI 10.1186/s12888-024-05888-9; article XML SHA-256 6a8e774c9078fc823abd2cd8a80a759d7e158a67b8606f14f6c1dc64ac297ea4. “Prevalence and predictors of school truancy among adolescents in Sierra Leone: evidence from the 2017 Global School-based Health Survey” (10.1186/s12888-024-05888-9).
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