| Absenteeism in the workforce, Klang Valley, Malaysia--preliminary report. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 9037807 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of sickness absenteeism among the three types of agencies, government, semi-government (boards) and private (public) companies. The methodology involved eliciting retrospective data on medical leave over the year 1990 by requesting the agencies to fill up a questionnaire (Appendix I), and calculating the indices of absenteeism from this data. The results show that the private agencies scored higher for all the indices but only the "lost time" percentage was significantly increased. Females also had significantly higher severity of sickness absenteeism rates in all the agencies. Overtime work was associated with higher absenteeism indices, markedly noted in the private agencies. In conclusion, agencies showed work out their own indices of absenteeism so that it could be compared with national rates. |
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Authors:
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S K Indran; R K Gopal; A Omar |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Asia-Pacific journal of public health / Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health Volume: 8 ISSN: 1010-5395 ISO Abbreviation: Asia Pac J Public Health Publication Date: 1995 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1997-03-13 Completed Date: 1997-03-13 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8708538 Medline TA: Asia Pac J Public Health Country: HONG KONG |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 109-13 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Absenteeism* Female Government* Humans Malaysia / epidemiology Male Population Surveillance Prevalence Private Sector* Public Sector* Questionnaires Retrospective Studies Severity of Illness Index Sex Distribution |
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