Prevalencia de bajo rendimiento escolar y factores asociados en adolescentes hijos de padres emigrandes del Centro Urbano de Gualaceo-Azuay-2005

Abstract

Identify the prevalence of low school yield and associate factors in adolescent student’s whit emigrant parents of the urban schools of Gualaceo during the year 2004-2005. Material and methods: Traverse study carried out by a survey to students of the urban schools of Gualaceo, Azuay, Ecuador in ages between 10 and 19 years. A random sample was generated, stratified according to sex and school type. Results: They were carried out 221 surveys which 32,6% has low yield of these 58,3% they correspond to: half adolescence; 66,7% masculine sex; 80,6% doesn't work. The schools: 95,8% are public; 76,4 mixed%. Family characteristics: 66,7% incomplete families; 54,2% for emigration; 41,7% father contributes economically. Of the parents: 82,4% mothers, 95,5% parents, <34 years; 61,1% mothers, 54,2% parents with primary studies; 59,7% mothers carries out domestic chores; 32% parents is employees. Emigration: 47,3% emigrates; 27,8% the father; 58,3% to USA. Emotional dysfunctions: 23,6% has anxiety; 34,7% depression; consumption of alcohol: RP: 1,7434; IC95%: 1,1132-2,7304; VP: 0,0051; to smoke: RP: 2,1991; IC95%: 1,4939-3,2374; VP: 0,00002. School absenteeism: if 1,4%. Educative project is being elaborated. Conclusions: The low yield is independent of the emigration of its parents, it is presented in: the half adolescence, masculine sex, public school.