Introduction:

Procrastination, which is the action of postponing certain activities, has a negative impact on the academic field, hence the need to investigate the subject.

Objective:

To determine some factors associated with academic procrastination in Cuban dental students.

Methods:

Multicenter, observational, analytical and cross-sectional study, performed in 7 Cuban universities. Procrastination was investigated with a validated scale and adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR), 95 % confidence intervals (95 % CI), and p-values ​​were obtained using generalized linear models.

Results:

Of the 738 students, 17 % and 14 % put off course work and reading that they don't like; respectively. In the multivariate model, it was found that being older (aPR: 1,16; 95 % CI: 1,05-1,29; p= 0,003) and having the support of a tutor (aPR: 1,81; 95 % CI: 1,24-2,64; p= 0,002) were factors associated with a higher frequency of procrastination. On the contrary, there was less procrastination among those who had published at least one scientific article (aPR: 0,62; 95 % CI: 0,40-0,97; p= 0,036); adjusted for 3 variables.

Conclusions:

Age, having a tutor and the publication of scientific articles were factors associated with academic procrastination in Cuban dental students.

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