Table 1.
Study participants in the 4 study districts
| Health workers included in the study (by cadre and sex) | Total | Key informant interviews (by sex) | Total | Total per district | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From the HW incentive study | National HWs from treatment or isolation centres | National HWs from other health facilities | International HWs from in treatment or isolation centres | DHMT | Local council | Health facility manager | International partner | ||||
| Bonthe1 | 0 | 0 | 2 (Nurse F; CHO M) | 0 | 2 | 1 (M) | 1 (M) | 2 (M) | 1 (F) | 5 | 7 |
| Kenema2 | 1 (Doctor M) | 2 (Nurse M; Nurse aid F) | 2 (MCH aid F; Lab technician F) | 2 (Doctor M; Midwife F) | 7 | 1 (M) | 0 | 2 (1 M; 1F) | 1 (M) | 4 | 11 |
| Koinadugu3 | 3 (CHO M; 2xNurse F) | 3 (SECHN F; MCH Aid F; CHA M) | 0 | 6 | 1 (M) | 1 (F) | 2 (M) | 1 (M) | 5 | 11 | |
| Western Area4 | 4 {3× Nurse (2F; 1 M) Midwife F} | 3 (Nurse F; 2× Doctor, M) | 2 (Midwife F; MCH aid F) | 1 (Doctor M) | 10 | 1 (F) | 1 (M) | 2 (1 M; 1F) | 1 (F) | 5 | 15 |
| GRAND TOTAL | 25 | 19 | 44 | ||||||||
Key: 1 = Low numbers of EVD patients; hard to reach district; 2 = High numbers of EVD patients; epicentre during outbreak; 3 = Hit by EVD in later stages of outbreak; hard to reach district; 4 = High numbers of EVD patients; epicentre during outbreak
CHO Community Health officer, MCH Aid maternal and child health aid, SECHN State enrolled community health nurse, CHA Community Health Assistant, M male, F female