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Primary study · included by 1 review

Exploring the level of academic procrastination and possible coping strategies among medical students.

Tahir 2022 · Tahir Manya, Yasmin Rahila, Butt Muhammad Wajih Uddin, et al. · JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association · 2022

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Measurement Heterogeneity and Pooled Prevalence of Academic Procrastination Among Health Sciences Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Non-Cochrane · other · 2026 · cited as Tahir 2022 · Table S3; Table 2; reference list
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Study-defined elevated academic procrastination
Prevalence (%) 46.58 [11.89, 83.31]2 studies · 535 participantsGRADE not reported
Study-defined elevated academic procrastination
Prevalence (%) 26.61 [19.62, 35.01]1 study · 124 participantsGRADE not reported
Prevalence of study-defined elevated academic procrastination
Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable · Cross-sectional (point or period prevalence)
Meta-regression with year of publication: regression slope was positive (slight upward trend in prevalence) but the association did not reach statistical significance; no coefficient reported26 studiesGRADE not reported
Study-defined elevated academic procrastination
Prevalence (%) 45.38 [29.10, 62.17]6 studies · 2768 participantsGRADE not reported
Study-defined elevated academic procrastination
Prevalence (%) 55.35 [46.55, 63.98]26 studies · 8211 participantsGRADE not reported
Study-defined elevated academic procrastination
Prevalence (%) 77.46 [68.32, 85.46]2 studies · 435 participantsGRADE not reported
Study-defined elevated academic procrastination
Prevalence (%) 60.84 [28.43, 88.66]3 studies · 1363 participantsGRADE not reported
Study-defined elevated academic procrastination
Prevalence (%) 60.10 [43.34, 75.74]10 studies · 2325 participantsGRADE not reported
Study-defined elevated academic procrastination
Prevalence (%) 53.44 [44.30, 62.47]24 studies · 7776 participantsGRADE not reported
Study-defined elevated academic procrastination
Prevalence (%) 65.69 [42.62, 85.42]4 studies · 1096 participantsGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.