التغيب المرضي بين العمال في الشركة العامة للصناعات القطنية، بغداد، العراق 2013 == Sickness Absenteeism Among the Workers of State Company of Cotton Industries, Baghdad, Iraq - 3102
Author name:
عبد الرحمن عمران ضاحي
Supervisor name:
جواد كاظم الديوان
General topic:
Medicine
Specific topic:
Applied Epidemiology
Degree:
Higher Diploma
University:
University of Baghdad - Faculty Of Medicine
Language:
English
University location:
Baghdad
First pages:
19T1298 - p.pdf
Abstract:
Background : In Iraq, several workers pay attention to sickness absence.However, in the 1990s, the manufacturing sector had been severely hurt by the UN sanctions and has shrunk considerably as a result. Widespread violence and civil war affect Iraqi industry, research, administration of industry and medical services. Therefore, this work was carried out to throw a light on sickness absence in State Company for cotton industries in Baghdad.Methods : A total 200 workers was included in this study. They were selected randomly (systemic random sample). The sample size was determined by the time spent to review one record. Review of worker’s records in the administrative department in the state company for cotton industries during the years 2008 to 2012. A cross - sectional study is carried out. Documents of sickness absence in the administrative records from 1st Jan to 31 Dec each year were reviewed. Chi square was used to examine the association of sickness absence (dependent variable) with age, sex, duration of job and education (independent variables). Regression was used to study the trend of sickness absence during the studied years. P value < 0.05 was considered significant.Result : The rate of sickness absence was 81%. No significant difference in sickness absence between male and female workers. Age, education and duration of employment had no significant effect on sickness absence.Sickness absence was increasing with years. Production was not affected by sickness absence.Conclusion : surprisingly high rate of sickness absence was noticed with no effect of sex, age, education and duration of employment on sickness absence which in turn had no effect on production
