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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Physician burnout in Nigeria: a multicentre, cross-sectional study

Variable

Frequency (n = 535)

Exhaustion Mean(±SD)

Disengagement Mean ± SD

Age of respondents in groups

  < 35 years

195 (36.4)

2.7 ± 0.4

2.4 ± 0.4

 35–39 years

158 (29.5)

2.7 ± 0.4

2.5 ± 0.4

  ≥ 40 years

182 (34.0)

2.6 ± 0.4

2.4 ± 0.4

Gender

 Male

395 (73.8)

2.7 ± 0.4

2.4 ± 0.4

 Female

140 (26.2)

2.7 ± 0.4

2.4 ± 0.4

Marital status

 Married

386 (72.1)

2.7 ± 0.4

2.4 ± 0.4

 Single

149 (27.9)

2.7 ± 0.4

2.4 ± 0.4

Number of years in practice

  < 5 years

148 (27.7)

2.8 ± 0.4

2.4 ± 0.4

 5–9 years

134 (25.0)

2.7 ± 0.4

2.4 ± 0.4

 10–14 years

164 (30.7)

2.6 ± 0.5

2.4 ± 0.4

  ≥ 15 years

89 (16.6)

2.5 ± 0.4

2.3 ± 0.4

Professional grade of physicians

 Medical consultant

79 (14.8)

2.5 ± 0.4

2.3 ± 0.4

 Medical officer

22 (4.1)

2.7 ± 0.5

2.4 ± 0.5

 Resident doctor

318 (59.4)

2.7 ± 0.4

2.4 ± 0.4

 Medical intern

116 (21.7)

2.7 ± 0.4

2.4 ± 0.4

Institution

 NOHE, Enugu.

65 (12.1)

2.6 ± 0.4

2.4 ± 0.4

 FETHA, Abakaliki.

186 (34.8)

2.6 ± 0.4

2.4 ± 0.4

 ESUTH, Enugu.

167 (31.2)

2.7 ± 0.4

2.4 ± 0.4

 FMC, Makurdi.

97 (18.1)

2.7 ± 0.4

2.4 ± 0.4

 FNPH, Enugu.

20 (3.7)

2.6 ± 0.5

2.3 ± 0.4

Medical specialty of respondents

 Surgical specialties

261 (48.8)

2.7 ± 0.4

2.4 ± 0.4

 Medical Specialties

136 (25.4)

2.6 ± 0.4

2.4 ± 0.4

 Others*

138 (25.8)

2.7 ± 0.4

1 2.4 ± 0.4

  1. *No specific specialty
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