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Table 6 Differences in the rates of cause specific sick leaves per day per 1000 HCWs between different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic

From: Sickness absenteeism among primary health care workers in Qatar before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Stage

Rate of leaves per day/1000 HCWs

Univariable negative binomial regression

IRR (95%CI)

P-value

Respiratory related

 Pre-COVID Pandemic

1.96

1 [Reference]

 

 Wave 1

0.87

0.47 (0.40–0.55)

 < 0.001

 Post Wave 1

0.97

0.54 (0.45–0.65)

 < 0.001

 Wave 2

1.00

0.63 (0.51–0.78)

 < 0.001

 Post Wave 2

0.71

0.39 (0.32–0.47)

 < 0.001

Back and/or neck related

 Pre-COVID Pandemic

0.64

1 [Reference]

 

 Wave 1

0.50

0.83 (0.71–0.98)

0.029

 Post Wave 1

0.64

1.10 (0.90–1.33)

0.352

 Wave 2

1.18

2.30 (1.87–2.84)

 < 0.001

 Post Wave 2

1.11

1.88 (1.56–2.26)

 < 0.001

Gastroenteritis

 Pre-COVID Pandemic

0.41

1 [Reference]

 

 Wave 1

0.20

0.47 (0.33–0.66)

 < 0.001

 Post Wave 1

0.24

0.55 (0.36–0.83)

0.005

 Wave 2

0.40

0.92 (0.57–1.48)

0.721

 Post Wave 2

0.49

1.14 (0.75–1.73)

0.537

COVID-19 related*

 Pre-COVID Pandemic

0.00

––––

–––

 Wave 1

1.04

1.70 (1.28–2.25)

 < 0.001

 Post Wave 1

1.03

1.67 (1.21–2.29)

 < 0.001

 Wave 2

1.95

3.20 (2.26–4.52)

 < 0.001

 Post Wave 2

0.60

1 [Reference]

 
  1. Abbreviations: IRR  Incidence Risk Ratio
  2. *Note that pre-COVID pandemic period was not included in the analysis