Burnout among Healthcare Professionals in Ghana: A Critical Assessment

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents.

Variable ()		Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age of respondent
≤19	3		0.9
20-30	190		52.1
31-40	93		25.6
41-50	54		14.4
51-60	25		6.9
Gender
Male	158		43.3
Female	207		56.7
Religion
Christianity	342		93.7
Islam	18		4.9
Traditional	3		0.8
Other	2		0.5
Ethnicity
Akan	207		56.7
Ga-Dangme	73		20.0
Mole-Dagbon	18		4.9
Ewe	58		15.9
Others	9		2.5
Marital status
Single	202		55.34
Married	151		41.37
Divorced	3		0.82
Separated	1		0.27
Widow/widower	8		2.19
Educational qualification
Certificate	92		25.2
Diploma	91		24.9
Bachelor’s degree	151		41.4
Master’s degree	25		6.8
Others	5		1.4
Occupation
Doctor	67		18.4
Nurse	238		65.2
Pharmacist	30		8.2
Biomedical	23		6.3
Radiographer	7		1.9
Years of work experience
1-5 years	180		49.3
6-10 years	98		26.8
11-15 years	41		11.2
16-20 years	19		5.2
21-25 years	16		4.4
>25 years	11		3.0
Category of hospital
Teaching hospital	20		5.5
Regional hospital	75		20.5
District hospital	197		54.0
Polyclinic	71		19.5
Others	2		0.5
Department of respondents
Inpatients	152		41.6
Outpatients	213		58.3
Children
Yes	231		63.29
No	134		36.71

Others under the religion column refers to minority religious bodies such as Hindus. In case of ethnicity, it includes minority ethnic groups. Others under the category of hospitals refers to quasigovernment hospitals.