Burnout among Nurses in a Nigerian General Hospital: Prevalence and Associated Factors

Table 1

Demographics variables of all respondents.

Variable	No	Frequency (%)/mean
Number	270	100
Age, yr (mean ± SD)	—	38.3 ± 1 9.9
>mean	181	67.0
Women	173	64.1
Married or with a partner	189	70.0
Number of children ≥1	163	60.3
Practicing Christianity	141	52.2
Traveling time to work, min (mean ± SD)	—	35.9±19.6
Status
Chief Nursing Officer,	91	33.7
Assistant Chief Nursing Officer	72	26.7
Principal Nursing Officer	44	16.3
Senior Nursing Officer	31	11.5
Nursing Officer	22	8.2
Staff Nurse	10	3.7
Working hours per week, (mean ± SD)	—	48.2±8.2
Night shift in days per month, mean ± SD	—	19.6 ±.11.4
>mean night shift in/month days	101	30.0
Mean shift allowance p/a in US dollars	—	240 ± 120
Mean total salary in US dollars	—	2400 ± 1800
Regularity of salary (Yes)	4	1.5
GHQ +	110	40.7