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The pattern of sickness rates among employees of the posts and telecommunications corporation of Rhodesia


W.M. Castle
W. Fraser Ross
W. Sheffield

Abstract

Sickness absenteeism from the Posts and Telecommunications Corporation of Rhodesia over the period July 1972 - June 1973 was reviewed. The 5709 employees took on average 1,5 days sick leave not covered by a doctor's certificate (a period of 3 days or less) and 3,1 days medically certified leave, giving a total average loss per person of 4,6 days (1,7% of working time). The commonest cause of medically certified leave was upper respiratory tract infections for Whites and off-duty injuries for Blacks. White females were absent twice as commonly as White males and 5 times as commonly as Black males. These differences were not due to an age disparity between the three groups.

S. Afr. Med. J., 48, 1425 (1974).

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