Prevalence and Causes of Absenteeism among Undergraduate Female Medical Students and Health Science University of Science and Technology Sana'a, Yemen, 2024

Abstract

Background: (problem statement) Absenteeism refers to a habitual pattern of absence from a duty or obligation without a convincing or generally valid reason. Despite the compulsory attendance rule, individual students, parents, the institute and the community suffer when students do not attend medical school classes regularly. Student absenteeism is a concern in higher education, especially medical education. Student absenteeism leads to insufficient learning and poor academic performance. Despite strict rules, absenteeism is a persistent problem in many universities and a phenomenon that is also rising in universities worldwide. Absenteeism behaviour may negatively affect the general educational process and personal academic achievement of students. Absenteeism in medical students is linked to many factors; we mention them in introduction.