Factores asociados a la deserción de estudiantes matriculados en el programa de enfermería de la Universidad Santiago de Cali, en el periodo 2014B-2019A

Abstract

Attrition in higher education is a phenomenon that has faced over time all the institutions that carry out training tasks both at private and public level, in developed and developing countries, becoming an indicator in the accreditation processes within of the parameters established in higher education. The general objective of this research is to determine the factors that affect the drop-out of students enrolled in the nursing program during the periods 2014B to 2019A at the Santiago de Cali University. At the methodological level, this work corresponds to a longitudinal, prospective, follow-up study to a cohort from the period 2014-14B to 2019A. This will be done in three stages, thus responding to the objectives. The causes indicated in this work are given by a previous bibliographical review, also composed of a field work where results were produced with a population of ninety-five students enrolled in the program that over time were deserted in the semesters that were they consider basic level as they are the first semester, second semester and third semester, thus leaving a result of twenty-eight deserters where 68% are female and 32% male are here the majority of deserters with a percentage of 39% for First and second semester, 22% were reported for the third semester, it is reflected that they are the beginning of the university stage where the majority of specific deserters are in the 2014B-2019A cohort. Also seeing that the socio-economic stratum with the highest prevalence is stratum two with a 50% result. Where it is reflected that the majority of deserters in the nursing program abandoned their studies economically and with a low availability factor.