Lower academic performance and dropout rates among University students with children: a prospective cohort study of nursing students in Bogotá, Colombia.
Int J Nurs Educ Scholarsh
; 19(1)2022 Jan 01.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the association between parenthood and academic performance and dropout among professional Nursing degree program students.METHODS:
A prospective cohort was conducted. 310 students were included, 26 parents (exposed) and 284 nonparents (unexposed), who were followed up during 16 weeks. At the end of this follow-up, student records were reviewed.RESULTS:
Academic performance in the exposed and unexposed groups was 3.51/5.0 and 3.64/5.0 respectively. Although it was higher in the latter group, i.e., with a difference of 0.13, the values were not statistically significant (p=0.058). After adjusting for confounding variables, a difference of -0.165 point was seen (p=0.037). The risk of students dropping out of college is 34 % less for exposed compared to those who are unexposed (RR 0.66; CI 0.075-5.78; p=0.708).CONCLUSION:
The results suggest that parenthood has a modest impact on the academic performance, and has no impact on the risk of dropping out.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Estudantes de Enfermagem
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Desempenho Acadêmico
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Humans
País como assunto:
America do sul
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Colombia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article