Costs of sickness absence in a service company in Colombia: case analysis by gender and occupation.
Francisco Palencia-SánchezMartha Isabel Riaño-CasallasPublished in: Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMT (2023)
There is no statistical difference in the number of days of sick leave between men and women. The costs of absence related to chronic disease are higher than those for other causes, so it is good practice to try developing health promotion programs in the workplace to prevent chronic disease in the working age population and reduce its associated costs.