1. Correlates of school dropout and absenteeism among adolescent girls from marginalized community in north Karnataka, south India.
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Prakash, Ravi, Beattie, Tara, Javalkar, Prakash, Bhattacharjee, Parinita, Ramanaik, Satyanarayana, Thalinja, Raghavendra, Murthy, Srikanta, Davey, Calum, Blanchard, James, Watts, Charlotte, Collumbien, Martine, Moses, Stephen, Heise, Lori, and Isac, Shajy
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SCHOOL dropouts , *SCHOOL absenteeism , *PSYCHOLOGY of teenage girls , *SOCIAL psychology , *FAMILIES & psychology , *COMPARATIVE studies , *RESEARCH methodology , *MEDICAL cooperation , *POVERTY , *RESEARCH , *RURAL population , *SCHOOLS , *SOCIAL classes , *SOCIAL skills , *LOGISTIC regression analysis , *EVALUATION research , *RANDOMIZED controlled trials , *CROSS-sectional method - Abstract
Secondary education among lower caste adolescent girls living in rural Karnataka, South India, is characterized by high rates of school drop-out and absenteeism. A cross-sectional baseline survey (N=2275) was conducted in 2014 as part of a cluster-randomized control trial among adolescent girls (13-14 year) and their families from marginalized communities in two districts of north Karnataka. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used. Overall, 8.7% girls reported secondary school dropout and 8.1% reported frequent absenteeism (past month). In adjusted analyses, economic factors (household poverty; girls' work-related migration), social norms and practices (child marriage; value of girls' education), and school-related factors (poor learning environment and bullying/harassment at school) were associated with an increased odds of school dropout and absenteeism. Interventions aiming to increase secondary school retention among marginalized girls may require a multi-level approach, with synergistic components that address social, structural and economic determinants of school absenteeism and dropout. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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