Research Article
Attrition of Nursing Professionals in Ghana: An Effect of Burnout on Intention to Quit
Table 1
Demographic and work-related characteristics of study participants.
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage, % [range] |
| Age (years) | >30 | 146 | 38.9 | 30–39 | 210 | 56.0 | 40+ | 19 | 5.1 | Mean (±SD) | 31.5 (±5.0) | [21–57] |
| Gender | Male | 58 | 15.5 | Female | 317 | 84.5 |
| Marital status | Married | 212 | 56.5 | Single | 163 | 43.5 |
| Religion | Christian | 355 | 94.7 | Muslim | 20 | 5.3 |
| Level of education | Diploma | 204 | 54.4 | Graduate | 151 | 40.3 | Post-graduate | 20 | 5.3 |
| Professional rank | Staff nurse/midwife | 138 | 36.8 | Senior staff nurse/midwife | 70 | 18.7 | Nursing/midwifery officer | 102 | 27.2 | Senior nursing/midwifery officer | 45 | 12.0 | Principal nursing/midwifery officer | 20 | 5.3 |
| Reasons for working as a nurse/midwife | Passion to care for the sick | 309 | 82.4 | To earn an income | 18 | 4.8 | The program I chanced on after school | 4 | 1.1 | Not indicated | 44 | 11.7 |
| Working experience (years) | 1–5 | 146 | 38.9 | 6–10 | 210 | 56.0 | 11+ | 19 | 5.1 | Median (years) | 4.0 | [1–30] |
| Working hours per week (hours) | <31 | 26 | 6.9 | 31–40 | 176 | 46.9 | 41–50 | 154 | 41.1 | 51+ | 19 | 5.1 | Mean (±SD) | 41.8 (±8.5) | [20–96] |
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SD: standard deviation, not indicated = missing values, post-graduate: masters holders.
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