Health impact of the COVID-19 in Spanish non-healthcare workers by gender: Use of sickness absence for surveillance.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

At the beginning of the pandemic, the identification of transmission chains was biased towards more closely monitored sectors, such as healthcare and sociosanitary centers.

Objective

The objective of our research is to describe the impact of the pandemic on the Spanish non-healthcare workers measured through health-related workplace absences.

Methods

A descriptive study of the cases of COVID-19-related temporary disability (TD) between February 15th and September 17th, 2020, was carried out. TD quarantine/infection ratios were calculated for every economic sector of activity. Rates of COVID-19 TDs per 100,000 affiliated workers were obtained, by gender, age, economic activity of the company or occupation of the worker.

Results

A total of 1,126,755

SUBMITTER: Culqui L DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11463834 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature