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The study examines the relationship of educational performance with children health, school type and study time in Sargodha, Pakistan. The data utilized for the study was collected from a primary level survey of randomly selected children of various private and public schools in Sargodha during 2016. The study employs a multinomial logistic regression model to estimate the effect quality of children health as measured by Body Mass Index (BMI). The regression estimates reveals that controlling for other factors, the BMI has a significant positive contribution toward children educational achievements. Results depict that school type, nutritional status, and study time had significant impact on the educational performance of children. Children from private schools, as compared to government schools were more likely to achieve high scores. Normally, nutritioned children also found more likely to perform better. A well managed study time contributes significantly on to students’ educational scores. The study suggested to build a competitive environment for children’s optimal/desired level of educational performance in public sector schools in Sargodha.
Aqsa Hussain, Maqbool H. Sial, Najam ul Hassan, Romila Qamar. (2021) Children Health, Nutritional Status, School Type and Study Time in relation with Educational Performance: A Micro-level Analysis, Journal of Education & Social Sciences, Volume 9, Issue-1.
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