Determinants of burnout among nurses and midwives at a tertiary hospital in Ghana: A cross‐sectional study

Abstract Aim This study determined the prevalence and key determinants of burnout among nurses and midwives in Kumasi, Ghana. Design Hospital‐based cross‐sectional study. Method A questionnaire was used to obtain data from 391 nurses and midwives at a tertiary hospital in Kumasi, Ghana using simple random sampling. Results About 84.4% of the participants were females. The majority of the study participants experienced low burnout for all dimensions (58% in emotional exhaustion, 55.5% poor personal accomplishment and 38.3% depersonalization). Multiple regression analysis revealed that high emotional exhaustion was independently predicted by post‐graduate education (β = 6.42, p = .003), lack of support from management (β = 2.07, p = .024), dislike for leadership style, (β = 3.54, p