To study if sick leave among employees in the Swedish Police was associated with experiences of discrimination, harassment, or (threats of) violence.
All employees in the Swedish Police in 2005.
Analyses of data from a questionnaire to all employees; 74% (n=16,725) responded. Odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) between sick leave and the studied factors were assessed.
The rate of sickness absence was higher for women (12%) than for men (8%) (p