Impact of Poverty on Secondary School Academic Achievement among Girls in District Faisalabad, Pakistan; A cross sectional study: Impact of Poverty on secondary school students

Rabia  Khalid; Muhammad  Subhan Nazar; Shahbaz  Ahmad Zakki; Ehtisham  Altaf; Asim  Raza; Maham  Saeed; Madiha Khalid

doi:10.54393/pbmj.v6i02.846

Authors

Rabia Khalid Department of Human Development, University of Home Economics, Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Subhan Nazar Department of Public Health and Nutrition, The University of Haripur, Haripur, Pakistan
Shahbaz Ahmad Zakki Department of Public Health and Nutrition, The University of Haripur, Haripur, Pakistan
Ehtisham Altaf Department of Public Health and Nutrition, The University of Haripur, Haripur, Pakistan
Asim Raza Department of Public Health and Nutrition, The University of Haripur, Haripur, Pakistan
Maham Saeed Department of Public Health and Nutrition, The University of Haripur, Haripur, Pakistan
Madiha Khalid Department of Public Health and Nutrition, The University of Haripur, Haripur, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pbmj.v6i02.846

Keywords:

Poverty, Academic Achievement, Secondary School Students

Abstract

One of the most fundamental and obvious human rights in all countries is the right to an education. However, poverty has continued to be a stumbling block for the majority of people in achieving this fundamental right. Objective: To investigate how poverty affects academic performance of girls in secondary school. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 100 students of schools in District Faisalabad, Pakistan. The questionnaire designed for this study is self-designed, multi-section survey i-e. Demographic information including age, sex, educational level, family financial status. The (SPSS) version 22.0 was used to examine the data that had been gathered. Results: According to the current study, there were 100 total respondents, and all of them were women. About 39% of respondents' fathers were illiterate or had just a middle level of education, 28% had graduated, 21% had a middle to metric level of education, and only 12% had a high level of education. About 54% of respondents' moms were illiterate or had just a middle level of education, 21% had graduated, 17% had a middle to metric level of education, and only 8% had a high level of education. Conclusion: The study comes to the conclusion that poverty is a growing problem today and that the number of individuals living in poverty is always rising. The research also showed a strong correlation between children's academic success and their parents' socioeconomic level.

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