@article{7845b163c7ab44e481eebb92092fcedf,
title = "Socioeconomic factors associated with an intention to work while sick from COVID-19",
abstract = "Objective: We sought to understand barriers to staying home from work when sick from COVID-19 (COVID-19 presenteeism) to understand COVID-19 health disparities and transmission and guide workplace and social policy. Methods: We used logistic regression models to assess which socioeconomic factors were associated with intended COVID-19 presenteeism among an online study population working outside their home in March 2020 (N=220). Results: Overall, 34.5% of participants reported intended COVID-19 presenteeism. Younger individuals and individuals making over $90,000 per year were less likely to report COVID-19 presenteeism. Individuals who were worried about having enough food had 3-fold higher odds of intended COVID-19 presenteeism. Conclusion: Current policies around food access, paid sick leave, and other workplace protections need to be expanded and made more accessible to reduce health disparities as well as the transmission of COVID-19 and other infections.",
keywords = "COVID-19, Food security, Health disparities, Presenteeism, Worker protections, Working while sick from COVID-19",
author = "Carla Tilchin and Lauren Dayton and Latkin, {Carl A.}",
note = "Funding Information: From the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore City, Maryland. Funding Sources: This work was supported by grant R01-DA040488 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Johns Hopkins Alliance for a Healthier World. Conflict of Interest: None declared. Ethical Considerations and Disclosures: All participants provided written con-sent. This study was approved by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health IRB# 12047. Clinical significance: COVID-19 presenteeism is an understudied COVID-19 risk behavior. Understanding factors associated with individuals intention to work when sick with COVID-19 can guide workplace policy to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. Address correspondence to: Carl A. Latkin, PhD, 624 N. Broadway, Hampton House 737, Baltimore, MD 21205 (Carl.latkin@jhu.edu). Copyright {\textcopyright} 2021 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002147 Publisher Copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} 2021 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.",
year = "2021",
month = apr,
day = "2",
doi = "10.1097/JOM.0000000000002147",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "63",
pages = "343--368",
journal = "Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine",
issn = "1076-2752",
publisher = "Lippincott Williams and Wilkins",
number = "5",
}