| Absenteeism due to voice disorders in female teachers: a public health problem. | |
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PMID: 22193976 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVE: This study estimates the prevalence of absenteeism due to voice disorders among teachers and investigates individual and contextual factors associated with it. METHODS: The study involved 1,980 teachers from 76 municipal schools. The response rate was 85%. The survey was carried out between May 2004 and July 2005 using a self-administered structured questionnaire containing sociodemographic, lifestyle, health, and work-related questions. The dependent variable was obtained from answers to the following question: In the last 2 weeks, have you missed work because of voice problems? Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the associated factors. RESULTS: Voice-related absenteeism in the prior 2 weeks was reported by 66 teachers (3.35%). During their entire careers, approximately one-third of teachers missed work at least once due to voice problems. In the final model, factors associated with recent absenteeism were as follows: witnessing violence by students or parents one or more times (OR = 2.10; 95% CI = 1.14-3.90), presence of depression or anxiety (OR = 2.03; 95% CI = 1.09-3.78), upper respiratory problems in the prior 2 weeks (OR = 2.85; 95% CI = 1.53-5.29), and absenteeism because of voice problems during the preceding 6 months (OR = 15.79; 95% CI = 8.18-30.45). CONCLUSIONS: The results encourage new approaches to the problems of absenteeism in the educational sector and contribute to addressing the weaknesses of economic and administrative approaches to the phenomenon. |
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Adriane Mesquita de Medeiros; Ada Avila Assunção; Sandhi Maria Barreto |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-12-23 |
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Title: International archives of occupational and environmental health Volume: - ISSN: 1432-1246 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Dec |
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Created Date: 2011-12-23 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7512134 Medline TA: Int Arch Occup Environ Health Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, UFMG, Av. Alfredo Balena, 190/705, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30310-100, Brazil, adrianemmedeiros@hotmail.com. |
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