ArticleVaccine2018
Paid sick leave benefits, influenza vaccination, and taking sick days due to influenza-like illness among U.S. workers.
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- Health and non-health benefits and equity impacts of individual-level economic relief programs during epidemics/pandemics in high income settings: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Which Curve Are We Flattening? The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 Among Economically Marginalized Communities in Ontario, Canada, Was Unchanged From Wild-Type to Omicron.Open forum infectious diseases · 2023Article
- The working conditions for personal support workers in the Greater Toronto Area during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2022Article
- Higher COVID-19 Vaccination And Narrower Disparities In US Cities With Paid Sick Leave Compared To Those Without.Health affairs (Project Hope) · 2022Article
- Analysis of the Effectiveness of Measures on the COVID-19 Vaccination Rate in Hong Kong.Vaccines · 2022Article
- Risk Factors for COVID-19 and Rheumatic Disease Flare in a US Cohort of Latino Patients.Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2021Article
- Socioeconomic Factors Associated With an Intention to Work While Sick From COVID-19.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2021Article
- Shifting Coronavirus Disease 2019 Testing Policy and Research to Include the Full Translation Pipeline.Open forum infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Nonpharmaceutical Measures for Pandemic Influenza in Nonhealthcare Settings-Social Distancing Measures.Emerging infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Paid Leave and Access to Telework as Work Attendance Determinants during Acute Respiratory Illness, United States, 2017-2018.Emerging infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Health-Related Workplace Absenteeism Among Full-Time Workers - United States, 2017-18 Influenza Season.MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionStaying home when sick can reduce the spread of influenza. The objectives of this study were to quantify the percentage of workers who had paid sick leave (PSL) benefits, examine sociodemographic characteristics that may be associated with having these benefits, and examine the association between having PSL benefits and use of sick days and influenza vaccination status.
methodsThe public-use dataset from the 2009 National H1N1 Flu Survey (NHFS) were analyzed in 2017. Wald chi-square tests and t-tests were used to test for associations between having PSL benefits and sociodemographic characteristics and industry and occupation groups, the associations between having PSL benefits and seeking treatment when sick with influenza-like illness (ILI), and taking days off work when sick with ILI. Logistic regression was used to determine variables associated with having PSL benefits and the association between having PSL benefits and influenza vaccination status.
resultsSixty-one percent of employed adults reported having PSL benefits during the 2009-10 influenza season. Being younger, female, Hispanic, less educated, or a farm/blue collar worker were associated with reduced likelihood of having PSL benefits. Not having PSL benefits was associated with a lower likelihood of receiving an influenza vaccination and visiting a health professional when sick with ILI.
conclusionsThe percentage of workers who have PSL benefits differs by sociodemographic characteristics and industry/occupation groups. Offering PSL benefits along with promoting influenza vaccination and encouraging employees with ILI to stay home can increase influenza vaccination coverage and help control the spread of influenza.
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