Abstract:
Abstract
Background:According to burnout syndrome, there is a global shortage of around 7.2 million
health professionals.Globally, the estimated cost to replace health care workers who leave their
profession is $160,000–$1,000,000, depending on specialty and experience. There were little or
few studies conducted on overall occupational burnout syndrome among healthcare workers in
healthcare profession; especially in public hospitals inEthiopia. Objective: To assess the
prevalence of occupational burnout syndrome and associated factors among healthcare workers
working in Public Hospitals of Bale zone, South east Ethiopia, 2021. Methods:An institution-based
cross-sectional study was conducted among health care workersfrom April to May, 2021 by using
simple random sampling method.Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data.EpiInfo version-7, was used to enter data before being exported to SPSS version 25.Descriptive
statistics, bivariable and multi-variable binary logistic regression analysis were used. We used
odds ratio and 95% CI to report associated factors.P-value < 0.05was used to declare statistical
significance. Results:A total of 385 health care workers were participated with response rate of
91.5%.The mean of the participants age was 29.5 (S.D + 4.046).The overall prevalence of burnout
syndromewas 50.6% (95% CI, 46,56). Sex (AOR: 0.52, 95%CI: [0.29-0.94]), job satisfaction
(negatively) (AOR: 3.43, 95%CI: [1.30-9.02]), intension to leave work(positively) (AOR: 4.05,
95%CI: [2.32-7.08]), health status(negatively) (AOR: 4.72, 95%CI: [2.42-9.19]), health
problems(Positively) (headache) (AOR: 0.18, 95%CI: [0.08-0.41]), and (backache) (AOR: 0.15,
95%CI: [0.06-0.35]), and Medication(positively) (Pain killer) (AOR: 0.34, 95%CI: [0.14-0.82]), and
alcohol use (AOR: 0.36, 95%CI: [0.10-1.29]) were selected as significantly associated factor with
overall burnout syndrome.Conclusion: The prevalence of the presentstudy was relatively larger
than the previous similar studies carried outin Ethiopia.But less than similar study conducted in
China.Sex, job satisfaction, intension to leave work, health status, health problems (headache and
backache), and medication (pain killer and alcohol) were selected as independent predictors of
burnout syndrome.Recommendation: The Oromia Regional Administrative Health Bureau Should
develop programs and strategy focusing on occupational burnout prevention and reduction in
public hospitals.Hospital executives hold on-site lectures and workshops on the methods and skills
needed to avoid occupational burnout. Further studies should be needed with other type of study
design.
Key words: Occupational burnout, Health care workers, Emotional exhaustion, depersonalization,
personal accomplishment, Burnout syndrome, Ethiopia.
