Abstract

PATINO CORONA, Rosa Idzel et al. Reasons for dropping out in bachelor nutrition students from a public university. Acad. (Asunción) [online]. 2024, vol.11, n.1, pp.17-28. ISSN 2414-8938.  https://doi.org/10.30545/academo.2024.ene-abr.3.

The objective of this article is to identify the prevalence of dropout in students from the bachelor's degree in nutrition (LN) at a public university in Mexico, the causes related to dropout, and group them according to their characteristics. A descriptive study was carried out in two phases; in phase 1, the historical data on attrition from the educational program were identified. In phase 2, we applied a self-constructed survey with open and closed questions and obtained a response from 75 dropout students. The survey included a dichotomous analysis (yes, no) of 18 factors associated with school dropout, totaling 22 when incorporating the qualitative aspects obtained from the "other" response option; these factors were grouped into six categories. A dropout rate of 18 % was found for the current and intermediate curriculum and up to 33 % in the first curriculum. Of the dropouts detected, 58.6 % came to pass in the first year of studies. The 66 % of the dropouts have failed at least one subject; their average grade is 72.71, below the general average from the LN of the university center (91.8). Of the dropouts, 49.3 % identified career change as their reason for dropping out, which is part of the category of "vocational causes" that ranked first with 72 %, followed by "personal aspects" with 49.3 % including 3 cases of maternity; and in third place the category of "economic aspects" (26.7 %). The main reason for dropout among LN students is vocational aspects related to the search for another career.

Keywords : Dropping out; higher education; nutrition; health.

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