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Effect of Leishmaniasis on the Performance of Elementary School Students: A Case Study among Syrian Refugees in Some Bekaa (Lebanon) Area Schools

Authors
Hussein H. Khachfe1, *, Firyal J. Zayyoun2, Ehssan Sharif-Askari3, Wiam Ramadan3, Nancy Hallal3, Hassan M. Khachfe4
1Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
2School of Education, Lebanese International University (LIU), Nabatieh, Lebanon
3School of Arts and Sciences, International University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
4Business, Educational, & Medical Optimization Research Institute, Lebanese International University (LIU), Nabatieh, Lebanon
*Corresponding author. Email: hhk15@mail.aub.edu
Corresponding Author
Hussein H. Khachfe
Received 17 May 2019, Accepted 13 September 2019, Available Online 25 September 2019.
DOI
10.2991/jegh.k.190915.001How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Communicable diseases; leishmaniasis; Leishmania; attendance; absenteeism; Syrian refugees
Abstract

Since the Syrian conflict started, Lebanon became a common destination receiving a huge number of Syrian refugees that are living in camps spread all over the country, with the largest concentration in the Bekaa Valley. Generous steps are being taken to increase the access to formal education, such as offering free public education and opening second shifts in the public schools in the afternoon. Yet barriers, such as child labor and health-related factors like the spreading of some communicable diseases, like Leishmania, are keeping children out of classroom. The present study was done with the aim of investigating the effect of leishmaniasis on the performance and the academic achievement of Syrian refugee children. The results showed varying degrees of knowledge and dealing with the case of leishmaniasis. The disease clearly had an effect on the students’ attendance in schools, and by proxy on their academic performance.

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Journal
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Volume-Issue
9 - 4
Pages
266 - 273
Publication Date
2019/09/25
ISSN (Online)
2210-6014
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2210-6006
DOI
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© 2019 Atlantis Press International B.V.
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