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Published in Kaymarlin Govender, Nana K. Poku, Preventing HIV Among Young People in Southern and Eastern Africa, 2020
Kaymarlin Govender, Nana K. Poku
In Chapter 13, DeSoto and colleagues discuss the implementation of a School-Community Accountability for Girls Education programme in Uganda to reduce school dropout rates among adolescent girls and young women. This programme sought to reduce dropout rates through implementing a school-community early warning system to identify learners at risk of dropping out through peer-led mentoring and family visits. The authors present the evaluative findings of the intervention and also some lessons learnt during implementation of this community-based project.
How the war on drugs impacts social determinants of health beyond the criminal legal system
Published in Annals of Medicine, 2022
Aliza Cohen, Sheila P. Vakharia, Julie Netherland, Kassandra Frederique
These education policies – surveillance, policing, drug testing, zero tolerance, and barriers to financial aid – restrict access to education and ultimately impede economic wellbeing and positive health outcomes. For example, dropout risk increases every time a student receives harsh school discipline or comes into contact with the criminal legal system, including through school police officers [87]. Dropping out, in turn, is associated with higher unemployment and chronic health conditions [88]. In addition, discipline, such as expulsion for a drug violation, can contribute to more arrests for drug offences or the development of SUDs [89–91]. In contrast, school completion can help reduce higher risk substance use patterns [92], and education is a strong predictor of long-term health and quality of life [93].
Bullying Behavior and School Bonding for Predicting Student Engagement Among Chilean Adolescents
Published in Journal of School Violence, 2022
Jorge J. Varela, Gonzalo J. Muñoz, Amy Reschly, Roberto Melipillán
Research in Chile about student engagement is still scarce and mostly focused on dropout prevention. A recent study of student satisfaction with Second Opportunity Centers, which targets students who have dropped out, found that girls seemed to be more engaged (Espinoza et al., 2020). Román (2013) recognized endogenous, exogenous, material, political, and cultural risk factors in Chile for students’ dropout. In particular, lower-income students, those with attendance difficulties, poor achievement, and course failures are at greater risk for dropping out. Yet, a multidimensional and empirical understanding of student engagement is still missing. Thus, previous studies have not considered bullying behavior and school climate dimensions.
Group intervention programs and their impact on well-being and quality-of-life for adults living with a rare or orphan disease – realist review of literature
Published in Disability and Rehabilitation, 2023
Cécile Bardon, Anne Guillemette, Marie-Eve Rioux, Mélina Rivard
Reasons for dropping out were loss of interest, treatment being too intensive, unavailability, refusal to participate after randomisation, increased symptoms, fatigue, technical difficulties, changes in personal and family responsibilities.