ArticleRevista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMT2019
Sickness absenteeism among outsourced hygiene and cleaning workers at a university hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, 2015-2017.
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- Work absences among hospital cleaning staff during the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic.Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMTArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAbsenteeism refers to frequent absences from work without producing a medical certificate or having been granted sick leave.
objectiveTo establish the rate of short-term sickness absenteeism (1 to 15 days) among outsourced hygiene and cleaning workers at a university hospital.
methodsRetrospective analysis of all medical and dental certificates collected by the contractor along two years (2015 through 2017). Descriptive statistics analysis was performed according to the nature of variables (absolute and relative frequencies and measures of central tendency and variability for categorical and numerical variables respectively) followed by Pearson's χ
resultsThe study population consisted of 370 workers, most of whom were female (n=333, 91.4%), aged 30 to 50 and with low educational level. The monthly absenteeism rate was 5.2%, on average, and the sickness absenteeism rate 37.9%. The most prevalent reasons for sick leave were musculoskeletal disorders (n=271, 20.7%) and diseases of the digestive system (n=141, 10.8%). The total number of missed work days along the analyzed period was 8,788.
conclusionThe epidemiological profile of sick leave spells included both occupational diseases (musculoskeletal disorders) and conditions without direct or indirect relationship to work. The proportion of sickness absence was low relative to the overall absenteeism rate.
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