Determinants of burnout syndrome among nursing students in Cameroon: cross-sectional study

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Table 1 Categorical variables showing the sociodemographic characteristics of 447 nursing students in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon assessed for depression from January to April 2018

Variable	Total
Variable	N	%
Nursing school (n = 441)
University of Bamenda	99	22.45
University of Buea	91	20.63
Private sector	251	56.92
Level of studies (n = 443)
Year 1	123	27.77
Year 2	176	39.73
Year 3	91	20.54
Year 4	53	11.96
Gender (n = 446)
Male	84	18.83
Female	362	81.17
Personal relationship (n = 440)^a
Yes	221	50.23
No	219	49.77
Marital status (n = 446)
Single	401	89.91
Married	45	10.09
Difficulties in personal relationship (n = 427)
Yes	77	18.03
No	350	81.97
Exams re-sited (n = 429)
Yes	220	51.28
No	209	48.72
Courses repeated (n = 439)
Yes	168	38.27
No	271	61.73
Satisfaction with results (n = 396)
Yes	122	30.81
No	274	69.19
Regret choice of nursing studies (n = 439)
Yes	50	11.39
No	389	88.61
Occurrence of life changing crises in last 6 months (n = 434)^b
Yes	221	50.92
No	213	49.08
Presence of chronic illness (n = 445)^c
Yes	19	4.27
No	426	95.73
Alcohol consumption (n = 446)
Yes	127	28.48
No	319	71.52
Recreational drug use (n = 444)^d
Yes	5	1.13
No	439	98.87
Sufficient monthly income (n = 407)
Yes	98	24.08
No	309	75.92

^a Personal relationship was defined as close connections between two people formed by emotional and sexual interactions
^b Life changing crises defined as loss of a loved one, physical or sexual trauma and conditions of emotional or social instability
^c Chronic illnesses included: Asthma, chronic pelvic pain, diabetes mellitus, gastroesophageal reflux disease, chronic peptic ulcer disease, migraines, cerebral lesions and paralysis
^d Recreational drugs included: marijuana and tramadol

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