Absenteism-illness in public servers of the department of education of the state of pernambuco State – Brazil from 2011 to 2016
International Journal of Development Research
Absenteism-illness in public servers of the department of education of the state of pernambuco State – Brazil from 2011 to 2016
Received 14th January, 2022; Received in revised form 29th January, 2022; Accepted 09th February, 2022; Published online 19th March, 2022
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Introdução: Absenteeism-illness is the absence of an employee due to illness and must be certified by medical leave. To identify the frequency of absenteeism-illness among employees of the Department of Education of the State of Pernambuco with Medical Leave for Health Treatment (MLHT). Quantitative, exploratory, retrospective, cross-sectional stud. The database on the number of civil servants from 2011 to 2016 was used. It was found the total number of absences for MLHT was 32,342 in civil servants with 9,555 employment contracts. Employment relationships are predominantly characterized, during the study period, by the female sex, with an average of 16 to 30 days of absence. The groups of mental illnesses, and musculoskeletal and connective diseases are the main reasons for absenteeism. The absence of information about the diseases that motivated the leave had a significantly high share in this study. The implementtation of preventive actions of public policies is crucial to reduce or even prevent the adversities that absenteeism causes.