The Forum for African Women Educationists in Malawi, with funding from a Canadian organization, is working on a pilot project to provide affordable sanitary pads to school girls to reduce absenteeism.
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Absenteeism
/ˌæb.sənˈtiˌɪz.m̩/
Synonyms for "absenteeism" (28 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Strong matches (8)
Noun(2 words)
disconnection from schoolfailure to attend
Related words (14)
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More general
4 entriesMore specific
4 entrieschronic absencechronic absence rateunexcused absenceunexcused absence rate
Collocations
6 entriesabsenteeism policyabsenteeism ratehigh absenteeismstudent absenteeismunexcused absenteeismworkplace absenteeism
Derivations
1 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The value of having in-house medical expertise is that staff with poor attendance records who have difficulty accessing NHS services can receive support from their employer, to help reduce absenteeism brought about by medical conditions.
Source: wiktionary
Chronic absenteeism, for example, continues to be a problem despite some improvements.
Source: wiktionary