Prevalence of burnout and associated factors among health professionals working in public health facilities of Dire Dawa city administration, Eastern Ethiopia

Background: Burnout is a common condition among health workers, characterized by emotional tiredness, depersonalization, and a sense of low personal accomplishment. Ethiopia has major health workforce management challenges, including shortages, poor motivation, retention, and performance, and research evidence is limited for health professionals' burnout status, particularly in Eastern Ethiopia. Therefore, this study is aimed at determining the prevalence of burnout and associated factors among health professionals working at governmental health facilities in Eastern Ethiopia. Method: An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among health professionals using structured self-administered validated questionnaires using the Maslach Burnout Inventory scale. Data were entered into Epi-Data version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 22 for analysis. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine the association between burnout and its predictors. Results: (AOR = 2.74, 95%CI: 1.22, 6.15), working in Pediatric Unit (AOR = 3.28, 95%CI: 1.24, 8.70), and profession type (Midwifery, Public health officer, Medical Laboratory professionals) were factors significantly associated with burnout. Conclusion: Burnout affected more than half of the health professionals working in governmental health facilities in Dire Dawa. Health facility type, age, sex, marital status, intention to leave work, substance use, work experience, job supervision, monthly payment, profession type, and working unit were significantly associated predictors of burnout.