BACKGROUND As countries in sub-Saharan Africa develop their economies, it is important to understand the health of employees and its impact on productivity and absenteeism. While previous studies have assessed the impact of single conditions on absenteeism, the current study evaluates multiple health factors associated with absenteeism in a large worker population across several sectors in Nami...

Absenteeism associated with accumulated job demands is a ubiquitous problem. We build on prior research on the benefits of counteracting job demands with resources by focusing on a still untapped resource for buffering job demands-that of strengths use. We test the idea that employees who are actively encouraged to utilize their personal strengths on the job are better positioned to cope with j...

A historical review of absenteeism in the popular press is presented through a sample of articles appearing in the New York Times from 1904 to 2004. The review demonstrates the negative perception of absenteeism over the years while also exposing diversity in the treatment of absence in terms of perceived causes, effects, and strategies to combat it. The findings offer insight into social expec...

The purpose of this study is to present a model for employee absenteeism management using Grounded Theory (GT). Since there is a lack of study on theorizing this construct, this study aimed to conceptualize a theoretical model applying GT. This research is a qualitative research. The sample size was 11 interviewers who were knowledgeable human resource and organizational experts. Required data ...

S. D. S. GREVAL LIEUTENANT-COLONEL, late X.M.S. School of Tropical Medicine, Calcutta During the month of November 1947, an accurate observation was made to find out the loss of days by unskilled and skilled labour employed, from medical and non-medical causes. The observation covers all the labour employed by Ludlow Jute Company Limited, operating three mills at Chengail in the district of How...

BACKGROUND Illness-related absenteeism is a major threat to work productivity. Our objective was to assess the relationship between physical activity and unplanned illness-related absenteeism from work. METHODS We implemented physical activity program for sedentary non-clinician employees of a tertiary medical center. Financial rewards were available for reaching accelerometer-measured ambula...

BACKGROUND Obesity-related diseases cause costs to society. We studied the cost of work absenteeism before and after gastric bypass and the effects of postoperative diabetes resolution. PATIENTS AND METHODS Data were obtained from the Scandinavian Obesity Surgery Registry (SOReg) (national coverage >98%) and cross-matched with data from the Social insurance Agency (coverage 100%) for the peri...

BACKGROUND Education is one of the most important drivers for helping people in developing countries lift themselves out of poverty. However, even when schooling is available absenteeism rates can be high. Recently, focus is being given on whether or not WASH interventions can help reduce absenteeism in developing countries. However, none has focused exclusively on the role of drinking water pr...

AIMS This study aimed to assess the association between smoking and absenteeism in working adults. METHODS A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed by electronic database searches in MEDLINE, EMBASE, CAB Abstracts, PubMed, Science Direct and National Health Service Economic Evaluation Database (February 2012). Longitudinal, prospective cohorts or retrospective cohorts were included...

OBJECTIVES To analyze absenteeism among healthcare workers (HCWs) at a large Italian hospital and to estimate the increase in absenteeism that occurred during seasonal flu periods. DESIGN Retrospective observational study. METHODS The absenteeism data were divided into three "epidemic periods," starting at week 42 of one year and terminating at week 17 of the following year (2010-2011, 2011...