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Data on participant characteristics were collected with a specifically designed questionnaire. Burnout was assessed with the abbreviated Maslach Burnout Inventory (aMBI) comprising three subscales: emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and personal accomplishment (PA), with each sub-scale score range from 0 to 18. For EE and DP, scores of 10 to 18 were regarded as \u201cmoderate to severe burnout.\u201d PA was scored inversely, where a score \u2264 10 indicated severe burnout.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> The study yielded a sample size of 532 participants. Of these, 357 (67.1%) reported emotional exhaustion (EE Score \u2265 10), 252 (47.4%) reported depersonalization (DP score \u2265 10), and 121 (22.7%) reported a lower sense of personal accomplishment (PA score \u2264 10). Verbal abuse was experienced by 304 participants (57.1%) and physical abuse in 93 (17.5). Gender was associated with high emotional exhaustion and high depersonalization. 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