Research Article

Burnout Syndrome amongst Medical Students in Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Determinants in Preclinical and Clinical Students

Table 4

Multivariable linear regression analysis of potential determinants of burnout syndrome amongst 413 medical students who were assessed for burnout syndrome from January to March 2018 in Cameroon.

VariablesCoefficientSE95 CIp value

Marital status (married/single)4.822.120.63, 9.010.024
Relationship difficulties (Yes/No)3.170.881.44, 4.90<0.001
Number of children-0.581.02-2.58, 1.430.570
Level of studies (Clinical/Preclinical)1.270.80-0.32, 2.850.117
Number of hours studying0.020.22-0.40, 0.450.922
Sufficient monthly income (Yes/No)-0.200.81-1.79, 1.390.803
Cumulative GPA-2.150.78-3.68, -0.620.006
Regret choice of medical studies (Yes/No)7.851.385.12, 10.57<0.001
Recreational drug use (Yes/No)6.992.482.10, 11.880.005
Intercept40.502.3335.91, 45.08<0.001