Work absences of Brazilian army soldiers associated with COVID-19: a cross-sectional study
OBJECTIVE: To characterize sick leave associated with COVID-19 among Brazilian Army soldiers serving in Recife. METHODS: A cross-sectional study in which the absolute and relative frequencies of the following variables were computed: gender, age group, level of education, type of military organizati...
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| author | Júlio Ventura de Almeida Neto Adriana Conrado de Almeida Magaly Bushatsky Luina Alencar Trajano Helena Maria da Costa Bispo Alessandra Danierd Betise Mery Alencar Sousa Macau Furtado |
| author_facet | Júlio Ventura de Almeida Neto Adriana Conrado de Almeida Magaly Bushatsky Luina Alencar Trajano Helena Maria da Costa Bispo Alessandra Danierd Betise Mery Alencar Sousa Macau Furtado |
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| description | OBJECTIVE: To characterize sick leave associated with COVID-19 among Brazilian Army soldiers serving in Recife. METHODS: A cross-sectional study in which the absolute and relative frequencies of the following variables were computed: gender, age group, level of education, type of military organization, number of infected family members, hospitalization, comorbidities, use of narcotics, vaccination and psychological follow-up. A bivariate analysis to identify the variables associated with sick leave and the chi-square test. Level of significance: 5%. RESULTS: Of the 197 military personnel who were absent from duty due to a positive test (N=174), 88.3% were male; 36% (N=71) were aged between 18 and 30; 60.9% (N=120) had higher education; 57.9% (N=114) were in operational-type units; 59.4% (N=117) had lower ranks; 46.7% (N=92) were not vaccinated; 7.7% (N=47) had some comorbidity. CONCLUSIONS: Army officers and female soldiers were more likely to take time off work. Those with comorbidities, those who were not vaccinated, those of a higher age group and those with a higher level of education were more likely to be absent due to positive testing. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7bb7cea5273d447d944d3e8dbe2864082025-08-20T02:08:56ZengUniversidade de PernambucoRevista Enfermagem Digital Cuidado e Promoção da Saúde2446-56822023-12-018110https://doi.org/10.5935/2446-5682.20230240-enWork absences of Brazilian army soldiers associated with COVID-19: a cross-sectional studyJúlio Ventura de Almeida Neto0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3622-9088Adriana Conrado de Almeida1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6141-0458Magaly Bushatsky2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0792-6469Luina Alencar Trajano3https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6244-8163Helena Maria da Costa Bispo4https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3996-8640Alessandra Danierd5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8172-9826Betise Mery Alencar Sousa Macau Furtado6https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6344-8257Universidade de Pernambuco. Faculdade de Odontologia de Pernambuco. Programa de Pós-graduação em Perícias Forenses. Recife, Pernambuco, BrazilUniversidade de Pernambuco. Faculdade de Odontologia de Pernambuco. Programa de Pós-graduação em Perícias Forenses. Recife, Pernambuco, BrazilUniversidade de Pernambuco. Faculdade de Odontologia de Pernambuco. Programa de Pós-graduação em Perícias Forenses. Recife, Pernambuco, BrazilUniversidade de Pernambuco. Faculdade de Odontologia de Pernambuco. Programa de Pós-graduação em Perícias Forenses. Recife, Pernambuco, BrazilUniversidade de Pernambuco. Faculdade de Odontologia de Pernambuco. Programa de Pós-graduação em Perícias Forenses. Recife, Pernambuco, BrazilUniversidade de Pernambuco. Faculdade de Odontologia de Pernambuco. Programa de Pós-graduação em Perícias Forenses. Recife, Pernambuco, BrazilUniversidade de Pernambuco. Faculdade de Odontologia de Pernambuco. Programa de Pós-graduação em Perícias Forenses. Recife, Pernambuco, BrazilOBJECTIVE: To characterize sick leave associated with COVID-19 among Brazilian Army soldiers serving in Recife. METHODS: A cross-sectional study in which the absolute and relative frequencies of the following variables were computed: gender, age group, level of education, type of military organization, number of infected family members, hospitalization, comorbidities, use of narcotics, vaccination and psychological follow-up. A bivariate analysis to identify the variables associated with sick leave and the chi-square test. Level of significance: 5%. RESULTS: Of the 197 military personnel who were absent from duty due to a positive test (N=174), 88.3% were male; 36% (N=71) were aged between 18 and 30; 60.9% (N=120) had higher education; 57.9% (N=114) were in operational-type units; 59.4% (N=117) had lower ranks; 46.7% (N=92) were not vaccinated; 7.7% (N=47) had some comorbidity. CONCLUSIONS: Army officers and female soldiers were more likely to take time off work. Those with comorbidities, those who were not vaccinated, those of a higher age group and those with a higher level of education were more likely to be absent due to positive testing.https://redcps.com.br/detalhes/177/work-absences-of-brazilian-army-soldiers-associated-with-covid-19--a-cross-sectional-studymedical leavemilitary healthcovid-19occupational health |
| spellingShingle | Júlio Ventura de Almeida Neto Adriana Conrado de Almeida Magaly Bushatsky Luina Alencar Trajano Helena Maria da Costa Bispo Alessandra Danierd Betise Mery Alencar Sousa Macau Furtado Work absences of Brazilian army soldiers associated with COVID-19: a cross-sectional study Revista Enfermagem Digital Cuidado e Promoção da Saúde medical leave military health covid-19 occupational health |
| title | Work absences of Brazilian army soldiers associated with COVID-19: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Work absences of Brazilian army soldiers associated with COVID-19: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Work absences of Brazilian army soldiers associated with COVID-19: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Work absences of Brazilian army soldiers associated with COVID-19: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Work absences of Brazilian army soldiers associated with COVID-19: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | work absences of brazilian army soldiers associated with covid 19 a cross sectional study |
| topic | medical leave military health covid-19 occupational health |
| url | https://redcps.com.br/detalhes/177/work-absences-of-brazilian-army-soldiers-associated-with-covid-19--a-cross-sectional-study |
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