The burden and cost of sickness absenteeism amongst healthcare workers at a teaching hospital in South Africa. A cross-sectional study.

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dc.contributor.advisorAdams, Shahieda
dc.contributor.advisorCleary, Susan
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Muhamed Adil
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-28T09:55:36Z
dc.date.available2023-03-28T09:55:36Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.date.updated2023-03-15T11:43:43Z
dc.description.abstractA high burden of sickness-related absenteeism (SRA) amongst healthcare workers (HCWs) may impact health service delivery. The burden is known in high-income settings but not well evaluated in low and middle income (LMIC) settings and absent within a South African context. To determine the prevalence, associated medical conditions and cost of SRA amongst HCWs in a LMIC setting, we evaluated Human Resource (HR) absence records from a teaching hospital in South Africa over a 3 year period. Of the 3,543 HCW employed during the study period, 78% (n = 2,748) had at least 1 SRA episode. The overall SRA prevalence was 2.63%. The mean duration of absence was 2.25 days per episode and the mean frequency was 2.65 episodes per annum. Conditions of the musculoskeletal system (40.1%) were the most commonly reported, followed by acute infections of the upper respiratory tract (13.2%) and other respiratory conditions (6.2%). The total direct cost SRA was US$5,105,061.78 over the study period and the mean direct SRA cost per person was US$1,857.74 per episode. The results demonstrate a higher SRA burden compared with studies in similar settings and prompts further research into the causative factors and targeted risk mitigation strategies.
dc.identifier.apacitationKhan, M. A. (2022). <i>The burden and cost of sickness absenteeism amongst healthcare workers at a teaching hospital in South Africa. A cross-sectional study</i>. (). ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37526en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKhan, Muhamed Adil. <i>"The burden and cost of sickness absenteeism amongst healthcare workers at a teaching hospital in South Africa. A cross-sectional study."</i> ., ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37526en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKhan, M.A. 2022. The burden and cost of sickness absenteeism amongst healthcare workers at a teaching hospital in South Africa. A cross-sectional study. . ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37526en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Master Thesis AU - Khan, Muhamed Adil AB - A high burden of sickness-related absenteeism (SRA) amongst healthcare workers (HCWs) may impact health service delivery. The burden is known in high-income settings but not well evaluated in low and middle income (LMIC) settings and absent within a South African context. To determine the prevalence, associated medical conditions and cost of SRA amongst HCWs in a LMIC setting, we evaluated Human Resource (HR) absence records from a teaching hospital in South Africa over a 3 year period. Of the 3,543 HCW employed during the study period, 78% (n = 2,748) had at least 1 SRA episode. The overall SRA prevalence was 2.63%. The mean duration of absence was 2.25 days per episode and the mean frequency was 2.65 episodes per annum. Conditions of the musculoskeletal system (40.1%) were the most commonly reported, followed by acute infections of the upper respiratory tract (13.2%) and other respiratory conditions (6.2%). The total direct cost SRA was US$5,105,061.78 over the study period and the mean direct SRA cost per person was US$1,857.74 per episode. The results demonstrate a higher SRA burden compared with studies in similar settings and prompts further research into the causative factors and targeted risk mitigation strategies. DA - 2022_ DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Public Health LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2022 T1 - The burden and cost of sickness absenteeism amongst healthcare workers at a teaching hospital in South Africa. A cross-sectional study TI - The burden and cost of sickness absenteeism amongst healthcare workers at a teaching hospital in South Africa. A cross-sectional study UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37526 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/37526
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKhan MA. The burden and cost of sickness absenteeism amongst healthcare workers at a teaching hospital in South Africa. A cross-sectional study. []. ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2022 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37526en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicine
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.titleThe burden and cost of sickness absenteeism amongst healthcare workers at a teaching hospital in South Africa. A cross-sectional study.
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMPH
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