Determinants of burnout syndrome among nurses in Cameroon

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Table 1 Categorical variables showing the sociodemographic characteristics of 143 nurses in Cameroon assessed for burnout syndrome from January to March 2018

Variable	Total
Variable	N	%
Hospital (n = 132)
State-owned	90	68.18
Private sector	42	31.82
Gender (n = 143)
Male	47	32.87
Female	96	67.13
Marital status (n = 142)
Single	73	51.41
Married	69	48.59
Personal relationship (n = 127)^a
Yes	78	61.42
No	49	38.58
Difficulties in personal relationship (n = 118)
Yes	26	22.03
No	92	77.97
Majority of shifts (n = 129)
Day	99	76.74
Night	30	23.26
Regret career choice (n = 136)
Yes	23	16.91
No	113	83.09
Occurrence of life changing crises in last 6 months (n = 139)^b
Yes	57	41.01
No	82	58.99
Presence of chronic illness (n = 140)^c
Yes	17	12.14
No	123	87.86
Alcohol consumption (n = 141)
Yes	71	50.35
No	70	49.65
Recreational drug use (n = 142)^d
Yes	7	4.93
No	135	95.07
Sufficient monthly income (n = 133)
Yes	13	9.77
No	120	90.23

^aPersonal relationship was defined as close connections between two people formed by emotional and sexual interactions
^bLife changing crises defined as loss of a loved one, physical or sexual trauma and condition of emotional or social instability
^cChronic illnesses included: Asthma, chronic pelvic pain, diabetes mellitus, gastroesophageal reflux disease, chronic peptic ulcer disease, migraines, cerebral lesions and paralysis
^dRecreational drugs included: marijuana and tramadol

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