• Khurram Irshad, Ifra Ashraf, Fahad Azam, and Abida Shaheen.
• Khurram Irshad, MBBS, FCPS. Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Shifa College of Medicine, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
• Pak J Med Sci. 2022 Mar 1; 38 (4Part-II): 801-806.

ObjectivesThe present study aimed to explore the prevalence of burnout syndrome and to find the association of burnout symptoms with sociodemographic factors in medical students.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted between September 2019 to January 2021 at Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad. A total of 284 medical students from the first year to the fifth year participated in this cross-sectional study. After taking informed consent, students were asked to record responses on the Burnout Clinical Subtype Questionnaire BCSQ-12. In addition, a structured questionnaire was developed to obtain information about the sociodemographic status.ResultsPrevalence of burnout was observed among day scholars, females, and students having a relatively sedentary lifestyle. Low family income showed a significant association of burnout in medical students (p=0.025). A significant association was found in the mean scores of neglect subtype of burnout with low family household income (p = 0.010). The mean scores of the overload subtype of burnout and daily duration of sleep also showed a significant association (p = 0.039).ConclusionThe prevalence of burnout was associated with low household income and sleep deprivation. Gender, academic year and physical activity did not have a significant association with burnout syndrome. The high prevalence of burnout syndrome necessitates appropriate interventions to identify and reduce the prevalence of burnout in medical students.Copyright: © Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences.

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