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A significance level of <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05 was considered for all statistical tests.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>High emotional exhaustion was reported by 13.7% of participants, while 56.5% experienced high depersonalization, and only 4.4% reported low levels of personal accomplishment. The leading coping mechanism was talking with friends and family, adopted by 28.8% of participants, while 15.5% turned to spiritual or religious practices.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Sudanese healthcare workers demonstrate high levels of burnout, particularly in the depersonalization domain, with talking to friends and family being the most commonly used coping mechanism. 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