Sick leaves among healthy pregnant Croatian healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic due to loopholes in the occupational safety system
, oraz | 29 cze 2024
O artykule
Article Category: Original article
Data publikacji: 29 cze 2024
Zakres stron: 110 - 115
Otrzymano: 01 kwi 2024
Przyjęty: 01 cze 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aiht-2024-75-3851
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© 2024 Tea Samardžić et al., published by Sciendo
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Self-reported actions taken by participating HCWs (N=173) after having notified their employer about pregnancy
| TWI due to pregnancy complications despite a normal pregnancy | 37.0 |
| Continuation of work at the same place with adjustment to reduce the risk, until MML or until the TWI occurs due to pregnancy complications | 18.5 |
| Healthy pregnant worker’s paid leave at the expense of the employer due to the impossibility of reducing the risk or transferring to other jobs | 16.8 |
| Continuation of work at the same place with acceptable risk, until MML or until the TWI occurs due to pregnancy complications | 15.0 |
| Transferring to other jobs with lower risk until MML or until TWI occurs due to pregnancy complications | 6.4 |
| Continuation of work at the same place with unacceptable |
5.8 |
| Termination of employment | 0.6 |
Healthcare institutions where study participants worked (N=173)
| Hospitals | 121 | 69.9 |
| Health centres | 19 | 11.0 |
| Croatian Institute of Public Health | 8 | 4.6 |
| Croatian Institute of Emergency Medicine | 7 | 4.0 |
| Pharmacies | 6 | 3.5 |
| Other healthcare facilities and nursing homes | 12 | 7.0 |
Differences between physicians and nurses in self-reported actions taken after having notified the employer about pregnancy
| Continuation of work at the same place with unacceptable |
5.7 | 5.9 | 1.000 |
| Continuation of work at the same place with acceptable risk, until MML or until the TWI occurs due to pregnancy complications | |||
| Continuation of work at the same place with adjustment to reduce the risk, until MML or until the TWI occurs due to pregnancy complications | 16.3 | 17.6 | 0.800 |
| Transferring to other jobs with lower risk until MML or until TWI occurs due to pregnancy complications | 5.7 | 11.8 | 0.254 |
| TWI due to pregnancy complications despite normal pregnancy | |||
| Healthy pregnant worker’s paid leave at the expense of the employer due to inability to minimise the risk or transfer to a safer job | |||
| Termination of employment | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.000 |
Social media groups and associations through which we approached HCWs with an invitation to participate in the survey
| (original Croatian title / English translation) |
| Mladi liječnici u PZZ – konzultacije / Young doctors in PHC – consultations |
| Specijalizanti / Residents |
| Zdravstveni djelatnici u sustavu socijalne skrbi / Health workers in the social care system |
| Grupa za potporu i kritike djelatnicima Hitne medicinske pomoći – HMP / Group for support and criticism of Emergency Medical Aid workers – EMA |
| Medicinske sestre/tehničari – Glas sestrinstva / Nurses – The Voice of Nursing |
| Inicijativa medicinskih sestara-medicinskih tehničara / Nurse Initiative |
| Croatian Chamber of Nurses, Croatian Chamber of Pharmacists, Croatian Chamber of Physiotherapists, Croatian Chamber of Midwives, Croatian Chamber of Dental Medicine, Croatian Chamber of Health Workers – The Professional Class for Medical Laboratory Work, The Professional Class for Occupational Therapy and The Professional Class for Health Radiological-technological Work, Croatian Psychological Chamber, Association for Reality Therapy of the Republic of Croatia, Croatian Chamber of Psychotherapists, Croatian Speech Therapy Association, Croatian Doula Association |