[School retardation in a suburban community of Tunisian Sahel].
This study tries to assess the prevalence of the school retardation in a suburban community of the Tunision Sahel, to identify its determinants factors and to propose a preventive strategy. It is a transverse investigation having interested 540 registered pupils at the 6th year in six randomly chosen primary schools of Kalaa Kebira (Sousse-Tunisia). Showed that the prevalence of the school retardation is 29%. It appears therefore that the school retardation is especially a complex problem dominated by the socio-educational factors requiring the orientation of the school health team toward a multi sectorial intervention integrating teachers, social workers and representatives of parents.
Ben Abdelaziz
Ahmed
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Service d'Epidémiologie et de Statistiques Médicales, Centre hospitalo-universitaire Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisie.
Gaha
Rafika
R
Cherif
Salah
S
Lazreg
Fatma
F
Ghannem
Hassen
H
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003625:Data Collection; D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D015995:Prevalence; D012572:School Health Services; D013332:Student Dropouts; D014416:Tunisia