Table 3.
Breakdown of health worker cadres in each country
| Tanzania | Malawi | South Africa | Total | |||||
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| Category | N | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| Auxiliary/enrolled nurse | 163 | 28.8 | 424 | 45.2 | 258 | 36.0 | 845 | 38.0 |
| Registered nurse | 186 | 32.8 | 97 | 10.4 | 270 | 37.7 | 553 | 24.9 |
| Medical assistant/clinical officer | 104 | 18.3 | 285 | 30.4 | 389 | 17.5 | ||
| Medical officer/specialist | 25 | 4.4 | 5 | 0.5 | 189 | 26.3 | 219 | 9.9 |
| Allied health workers | 89 | 15.7 | 126 | 13.5 | 215 | 9.7 | ||
| Total | 567 | 100.0 | 937 | 100.0 | 717 | 100.0 | 2,221 | 100.0 |