title: [School retardation in a suburban community of Tunisian Sahel].
abstract: 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.
authors: Service d'Epidémiologie et de Statistiques Médicales, Centre hospitalo-universitaire Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisie.
authors: Ahmed
authors: A
authors: Ben Abdelaziz
authors: Rafika
authors: R
authors: Gaha
authors: Salah
authors: S
authors: Cherif
authors: Fatma
authors: F
authors: Lazreg
authors: Hassen
authors: H
authors: Ghannem
mesh_terms: 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