Prevalence of Work-Related Burnout and Associated Factors among Public Secondary School Teachers in Gondar City, northwest Ethiopia, 2022

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Abstract Background: Burnout is a state of physical and psychological fatigue and exhaustion. Teaching is the most stressful and vulnerable occupation for work-related burnout. Work-related burnout is currently the leading health problem affecting service delivery in the education system. However, data on the prevalence of work-related burnout and its associated factors among public secondary school teachers in Ethiopia is limited. Therefore, conducting this study is vital to obtain genuine information about prevalence of work-related burnout and its predictors among public secondary school teachers. Objective: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of work-related burnout and its associated factors among public secondary school teachers in Gondar city, northwest Ethiopia. Methods: An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted from May 30 to June 22, 2022. A sample of 588 teachers were recruited using simple random sampling technique and a standardized self-administered Copenhagen burnout inventory (CBI) was used to measure work-related burnout. The collected data was entered in to EpiData version 4.6 and analyzed using SPSS version 26. Binary logistic regression was used to examine the association between work-related burnout and associated factors. Variables with p-value less than 0.2 in bi-variable analysis were included in multivariable binary logistic regression, finally significance was obtained at 95% CI and p-value <0.05. Results: In this study, the response rate was 94.05% (N=553). The overall prevalence of work-related burnout in the last 12-months was 37.4% [95% CI (33.3, 41.6)]. High job demand [AOR: 2.81; 95% CI (1.83, 4.32)]; job stress [AOR: 3.46; 95% CI (2.14, 5.59)]; job dissatisfaction [AOR: 1.94; 95% CI (1.25, 2.99)], low role clarity [AOR: 1.84; 95% CI (1.15, 2.95)] and student demotivation [AOR: 1.79; 95% CI (1.13, 2.87)] were factors significantly associated with work-related burnout. Conclusion: The study showed that high prevalence of work-related burnout among public secondary school teachers. Job demand, job stress, job satisfaction, role clarity and student demotivation were predictors for work-related burnout. Therefore, we suggested a need to take actions to reduce job demand, job stressors, giving priority for job satisfaction, clarifies the teacher?s responsibilities and use effective practices that teach and motivate students.