Psychosocial factors associated with intention to pursue tertiary education among Malawian students: the moderating effect of mental health.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Sub Saharan Africa (SSA), approximately 9 million students are enrolled in tertiary education (TE), which is 4% of the total TE enrolment globally. Barriers to higher education in SSA are numerous: poverty, food insecurity, gender, and disability, while the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the situation. Little is known about the psychosocial factors and underlying mechanisms associated with students' intention to apply for TE. Using a psychological theory of behaviour change, our study investigated the psychosocial and context factors associated with the application to TE.

Methods

In a cross-sectional research study 821 interviews using researcher-administered questionnaires were conducted with secondary school students in rural and urban Blantyre, Malawi. A qua

SUBMITTER: Slekiene J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10854067 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature