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Table 1 Categorical variables showing the sociodemographic characteristics of 143 nurses working in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon assessed for depression from January – June 2018

From: Burnout as a predictor of depression: a cross-sectional study of the sociodemographic and clinical predictors of depression amongst nurses in Cameroon

Variable

Total

N

%

Hospital (n = 132)

State-owned

90

68.18

Private sector

42

31.82

Gender (n = 143)

Male

47

32.87

Female

96

67.13

Marital status (n = 142)

Single

73

51.41

Married

69

48.59

Personal relationship (n = 127) a

Yes

78

61.42

No

49

38.58

Difficulties in personal relationship (n = 118)

Yes

26

22.03

No

92

77.97

Majority of shifts (n = 129)

Day

99

76.74

Night

30

23.26

Regret career choice (n = 136)

Yes

23

16.91

No

113

83.09

Occurrence of life changing crises in last 6 months (n = 139) b

Yes

57

41.01

No

82

58.99

Presence of chronic illness (n = 140) c

Yes

17

12.14

No

123

87.86

Alcohol consumption (n = 141)

Yes

71

50.35

No

70

49.65

Recreational drug use (n = 142) d

Yes

7

4.93

No

135

95.07

Sufficient monthly income (n = 133)

Yes

13

9.77

No

120

90.23

  1. aPersonal relationship was defined as close connections between two people formed by emotional and sexual interactions; bLife changing crises defined as loss of a loved one, physical or sexual trauma and conditions of emotional or social instability cChronic illnesses included: Asthma, chronic pelvic pain, diabetes mellitus, gastroesophageal reflux disease, chronic peptic ulcer disease, migraines, cerebral lesions and paralysis; drecreational drugs included: marijuana and tramadol