School performance in adolescent Jamaican girls: Associations with health, social and behavioural characteristics, and risk factors for dropout

Susan P. Walker; Sally M. Grantham-Mcgregor; John H. Himes; Sonia Williams; Edith M. Duff

doi:10.1006/jado.1997.0133

School performance in adolescent Jamaican girls: Associations with health, social and behavioural characteristics, and risk factors for dropout

Susan P. Walker, Sally M. Grantham-Mcgregor, John H. Himes, Sonia Williams, Edith M. Duff

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Abstract

Health, nutrition and behavioural determinants of school achievement, attendance and dropout were examined in 452 girls aged 13-14 years, randomly selected from grade 8 in nine schools in inner-city Kingston, Jamaica. Girls who were anaemic, sexually active or aggressive had worse achievement levels. Better achievement levels were associated with possession of school materials and access to reading material outside of school. Poor attendance, early sexual activity, and not living with both parents predicted school dropout in the subsequent year. Strategies to reduce anaemia, to improve sex education and reduce the levels of aggression may benefit school performance.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	109-122
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Adolescence
Volume	21
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1006/jado.1997.0133
State	Published - Feb 1998

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The study was supported by the International Center for Research on Women, funded by USAID Office of Nutrition, No. DAN-5117-A-00-0087-00. We thank E. Nelson, D. Thomson and A. Whitter for assistance with data collection, and the staff and students and the Ministry of Education for their co-operation.

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