Table 5 Number of sick leaves availed in different stages of COVID-19 pandemic by reasons for sick leave
Reasons for sick leaves* | Pre-COVID 19 Pandemic | Wave 1 | Post Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Post Wave 2 | P-value† | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (%) | Number of sick leaves/1000 HCWs | No (%) | Number of sick leaves/1000 HCWs | No (%) | Number of sick leaves/1000 HCWs | No (%) | Number of sick leaves/1000 HCWs | No (%) | Number of sick leaves/1000 HCWs | ||
Respiratory related | 5352 (33.6) | 798.7 | 1318 (18.4) | 185.5 | 567 (17.9) | 77.1 | 739 (10.6) | 88.9 | 628 (10.6) | 87.1 | < 0.001 |
Back and/or neck related | 1734 (10.9) | 258.8 | 757 (10.6) | 106.6 | 570 (11.8) | 77.5 | 873 (12.5) | 105.0 | 985 (16.7) | 136.6 | |
Gastroenteritis | 1116 (7.0) | 166.5 | 305 (4.3) | 42.9 | 220 (4.5) | 29.9 | 296 (4.2) | 35.6 | 435 (7.4) | 60.3 | |
Suspected or confirmed COVID-19 | 0 (0.0) | 0.0 | 1476 (20.6) | 207.8 | 905 (18.7) | 123.1 | 1351 (19.4) | 162.5 | 518 (8.8) | 71.9 | |
Dental related | 622 (3.9) | 92.8 | 203 (2.8) | 28.6 | 155 (3.2) | 21.1 | 191 (2.7) | 23.0 | 225 (3.8) | 31.2 | |
Pregnancy related | 380 (2.4) | 56.7 | 144 (2) | 20.3 | 123 (2.5) | 16.7 | 133 (1.9) | 16.0 | 153 (2.6) | 21.2 | |
Mental related | 111 (0.7) | 16.6 | 51 (0.7) | 7.2 | 32 (0.7) | 4.4 | 38 (0.5) | 4.6 | 48 (0.8) | 6.7 | |
Malaise, myalgia, or fatigue | 250 (1.6) | 37.3 | 130 (1.8) | 18.3 | 123 (2.5) | 16.7 | 427 (6) | 51.4 | 223 (3.7) | 30.9 | |
Tension type headache | 377 (2.4) | 56.3 | 179 (2.5) | 25.2 | 141 (2.9) | 19.2 | 242 (3.4) | 29.1 | 186 (3.1) | 25.8 | |
Others | 5956 (37.5) | 888.8 | 2594 (36.3) | 365.1 | 2037 (35.3) | 277.0 | 2843 (38.8) | 342.0 | 2679 (43.5) | 371.6 | |