title: [Social security and labor absenteeism in a regional health service].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Absenteism can generate important economic costs.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the determinants of the time off work for sick leaves granted to workers of a regional health service.
  
  
  METHODS
  Information about 2033 individuals, working at a health service, that were granted at least one sick leave during 2012, was analyzed. Personal identification was censored. Special emphasis was given to the type of health insurance system of the workers (public or private).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Workers ascribed to the Chilean public health insurance system (FONASA) had 11 days more off work than their counterparts ascribed to private health insurance systems. A higher amount of time off work was observed among older subjects and women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Age, gender and the type of health insurance system influence the number of day off work due to sick leaves.
authors.forename: Ariel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soto Caro
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Herrera Cofré
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fuentes Solís
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002677:Chile; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012943:Social Security / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016019:Survival Analysis