title: Production lost due to cervical cancer in Poland in 2012.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Poland has one of the highest cervical cancer mortality rates in Europe. It is related to the problem of late diagnosis and low attendance rate in screening programs. The objective of the study has been to assess the annual production loss due to the cervical cancer morbidity and mortality in Poland in 2012. The outcomes have been to provide comprehensive information on cervical cancer's influence on population's ability to work and its overall economic burden for the society. The study has also provided the methodological framework for disease-related production losses in Polish settings.
  
  
  METHODS
  The human capital method was used. The production losses were calculated in both monetary and quantitative terms (working days lost) due to 4 following reasons: 1) temporary disability to work, 2) permanent disability, 3) informal care, and 4) mortality.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Cervical cancer resulted in approx. 702 964 working days lost in 2012 due to absence at work for both patients and care givers and a total number of 957 678 working days lost due to patients' mortality. The total value of production lost was assessed at 111.4 million euros. More than 66% of this value was attributed to women's mortality.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The calculation of production lost due to cervical cancer burden provides strong evidence to support adequate health promotion and disease prevention actions. Actions promoting cervical cancer screening should be intensified including workplace health promotion activities. Med Pr 2016;67(3):289-299.
authors.affiliation: Jagiellonian University Medical College / Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków, Poland (Institute of Public Health, Health Economics and Social Security Department / Instytut Zdrowia Publicznego, Zakład Ekonomiki Zdrowia i Zabezpieczenia Społecznego). katarzyna.dubas@uj.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dubas-Jakóbczyk
authors.affiliation: Jagiellonian University Medical College / Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków, Poland (Institute of Public Health, Health Economics and Social Security Department / Instytut Zdrowia Publicznego, Zakład Ekonomiki Zdrowia i Zabezpieczenia Społecznego). ewa.kocot@uj.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kocot
authors.affiliation: Jagiellonian University Medical College / Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków, Poland (Institute of Public Health, Health Economics and Social Security Department / Instytut Zdrowia Publicznego, Zakład Ekonomiki Zdrowia i Zabezpieczenia Społecznego). misewer@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seweryn
authors.affiliation: Province Sanitary Epidemiological Station of Lesser Poland / Wojewódzka Stacja Sanitarno-Epidemiologiczna w Krakowie, Kraków, Poland. magdakoperny@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koperny
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers / Q000191:economics; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D014478:Unemployment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000191:economics* / Q000401:mortality*; D016387:Women's Health / Q000191:economics*
keywords: cervical neoplasm; cost of illness; economic burden; gross domestic product (GDP); indirect costs; screening