Table 4.
Health care personnel staffing, by health facility level
| Personnel Type | Regional Referral Hospitals (N = 13) | General Hospitals (N = 26) | Health Center IVs (N = 14) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. reporting at least 1 staff member of this cadre n (%) | Mean no. of members (±SD) | No. reporting at least 1 staff member of this cadre n (%) | Mean no. of members (±SD) | No. reporting at least 1 staff member of this cadre n (%) | Mean no. of members (±SD) | |
| General Practitioners | ||||||
| Family physician | 3 (23.1) | 1.7 (± 1.2) | 3 (11.5) | 1.0 (± 0.0) | 0 (0.0) | – |
| Medical officer | 10 (76.9) | 5.3 (± 4.3) | 23 (88.4) | 3.4 (±1.9) | 11 (78.6) | 1.2 (±0.7) |
| Clinical officer | 13 (100.0) | 10.6 (± 3.9) | 23 (88.4) | 6.0 (±3.1) | 11 (78.6) | 1.2 (±1.3) |
| Specialist Physicians | ||||||
| Cardiologist | 1 (7.7) | 1.0 (± 0.0) | 1 (3.8) | 5.0 (± 0.0) | 3 (21.4) | 1.7 (±0.6) |
| Endocrinologist/diabetologist | 1 (7.7) | 1.0 (± 0.0) | 1 (3.8) | 2.0 (± 0.0) | 0 (0.0) | – |
| Neurologist | 0 (0.0) | – | 1 (3.8) | 1.0 (± 0.0) | 0 (0.0) | – |
| Oncologist | 0 (0.0) | – | 0 (0.0) | – | 0 (0.0) | – |
| Pathologist | 1 (7.7) | 1.0 (± 0.0) | 0 (0.0) | – | 0 (0.0) | – |
| Psychiatrist | 1 (7.7) | 1.0 (± 0.0) | 2 (7.7) | 1.0 (± 0.0) | 3 (21.4) | 1.0 (± 0.0) |
| Pulmonologist | 0 (0.0) | – | 0 (0.0) | – | 0 (0.0) | – |
| Radiologist | 6 (46.2) | 1.8 (± 1.3) | 0 (0.0) | – | 0 (0.0) | – |
| Nurse | ||||||
| Nurse - general | 10 (76.9) | 47.8 (± 22.2) | 22 (84.6) | 33.2 (±15.8) | 13 (92.9) | 5.4 (±1.7) |
| Nurse - diabetic | 4 (30.8) | 3.0 (± 1.0) | 7 (26.9) | 1.4 (±0.8) | 2 (14.3) | 2.5 (±2.1) |
| Nurse - psychiatric | 9 (69.2) | 3.9 (± 3.3) | 20 (76.9) | 1.6 (±0.9) | 8 (57.1) | 1.8 (±0.5) |
| Other | ||||||
| Community health worker | 7 (53.8) | 2.6 (± 0.9) | 7 (26.9) | 5.3 (±6.6) | 2 (14.3) | 1.9 (± 2.1) |
| NCD Counselor | 0 (0.0) | – | 1 (3.8) | 2.0 (± 0.0) | 0 (0.0) | – |
| Foot care specialist | 1 (7.7) | 1.0 (± 0.0) | 0 (0.0) | – | 0 (0.0) | – |
| Social worker | 6 (46.2) | 1.6 (± 0.9) | 11 (42.3) | 1.1 (±0.3) | 0 (0.0) | – |
| Diabetes educator | 1 (7.7) | 1.0 (± 0.0) | 1 (3.8) | 6.0 (± 0.0) | 0 (0.0) | – |
| Nutritionist | 8 (61.5) | 1.3 (± 0.5) | 8 (30.8) | 1.1 (± 0.35) | 0 (0.0) | – |