Prevalence and Associated Factors of Burnout syndrome among Nurses in Public Hospitals, Southwest Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: The Burnout syndrome has been defined as a response to the chronic work-related stress typically found in professionals working in care service organizations. Therefore, this study aimed at assessing the prevalence of burnout syndrome and factors associated with burnout syndrome among nurses in public hospitals, Southwest Ethiopia, 2018.METHOD: An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted from February 1st, 2018 to April 1st, 2018. Total number of nurses who fulfill the inclusion criterias were enrolled. Data was collected using the predesigned tool. Data were entered using EPI INFO version 7 and was exported to statistical packages for social science (SPSS) version 21.0 for analysis. Logistic regression was employed and odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval was used. Variables with a P value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.RESULTS: A total of 282 eligible nurses were enrolled in the study with a mean age of 28.71 [SD ±7.047]. The prevalence of burnout syndrome among nurses was 96(34%). Predictor variables like; educational status, job title, work experience, fatigue, and social support were found to be strong predictor variables for burnout syndrome.CONCLUSION: This study revealed that a considerable proportion of nurses had burnout syndrome. Therefore, improved educational status and strong social support should be encouraged among nurses working in the health setting for the betterment of health care services, job satisfaction and quality of care in general

Data on how tree planting and management practices influence tree seedling survival in Kenya and Ethiopia

Understanding which trees farmers prefer, what determines their survival and enhancing farmer knowledge of tree management is key to increasing tree cover in agricultural landscapes. This article presents data on tree seedling survival under different tree planting and management practices in Kenya and Ethiopia. Data were collected from 1600 households across three Counties in Kenya and 173 households across four Woredas in Ethiopia, using a structured questionnaire which was administered through the Open Data Kit. Data on seedling survival were collected at least six months after tree seedlings were planted. To understand how planting and management practices influence tree planting across the different socioeconomic and biophysical contexts, both household level and individual tree level data were collected. Household level data included socio-economic and biophysical characteristics of the households while tree specific data included when the tree seedling was planted, where it was planted, the management practices employed and whether surviving. The datasets described in this article help understand which options confer the best chance survival for the planted seedlings and in which socio-economic and biophysical contexts they are most successful. [Abstract copyright: © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc.

Assessment on antioxidant activity of the aqueous leaf extracts of Combretum microphyllum and the effect of Co(II)-leaf extract complex on antibacterial activity of leaf extracts of the plant material

Background: In the present study, different aqueous leaf extracts of C.microphyllum prepared by maceration were investigated for their antioxidant potential, antibacterial activity, and polyphenolic and flavonoid contents. Method: Leaf samples of C. microphyllum were collected, milled, air-dried, pulverized, and subjected to maceration extraction with water as a solvent. The total phenolic, flavonoid contents, and antioxidant activity of the aqueous extract were evaluated using the Folin-Ciocalteu reagent (FCR), aluminum chloride colorimetric assay, ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assays, respectively. Result: The total phenolic content and the total flavonoid content of the plant extract were found to be 540.28 and 40.81 mg/100 g dry weight, respectively. The results from DPPH radical scavenging and FRAP assays revealed that the C. microphyllum extract exhibited strong antioxidant activity. The antibacterial property of the aqueous leaf extract was found to be biologically inactive against the selected bacterial strains. However, its complex with Cobalt(II) demonstrated significant antibacterial activity against all the tested strains. Conclusion: This medicinal plant has been found to contain antioxidant components that can be utilized in the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases after proper standardization. In addition, this work showed the possibility to develop antibiotics from biologically inactive naturally occurring substances by coordination with metal ions