Burnout among female academic staff at universities in Khartoum State

Abstract

Introduction: Burnout is referred to as the disease of modern life. The current study was undertaken to observe Burnout among female academic staff at universities in Khartoum State. Materials and methods: The sampling frame for the study comprised of 1523 full-time female academic staff working at both public and private universities at Khartoum State. Personal Information Form and Maslach Burnout inventory (MBI) were used for data collection. Results: Burnout is not high among married female academic staff, but it is high among the divorced and widow female academic staff affecting the depersonalization dimension. Absenteeism among female academic staff correlated positively with the burnout dimensions. Physiological and psychological health symptoms among female academic staff correlated positively with all the burnout dimensions. Conclusion: We recommend further detailed studies in this area for better understanding of burn out in the staff and to offer better stress management techniques.