Table 5.

WISN results for nurse/midwives, CHOs/CHEWs, and JCHEWS

Local government area	Nurse/midwives				CHO/CHEWS				JCHEWS
	Existing staff	Calculated requirement	WISN ratio	WISN difference	Existing staff	Calculated requirement	WISN ratio	WISN difference	Existing staff	Calculated requirement	WISN ratio	WISN difference
Abi LGA	2	10	0.2	− 8	33	74	0.4	− 41	5	6	0.8	− 1
Akpabuyo LGA	2	10	0.2	− 8	51	71	0.7	− 20	7	5	1.4	2
Bekwara LGA	3	11	0.3	− 8	35	47	0.7	− 12	11	11	1.0	0
Akamkpa LGA	5	13	0.4	− 8	28	53	0.5	− 25	17	17	1.0	0
Bakassi LGA	0	10	0.0	− 10	16	52	0.3	− 36	6	8	0.8	− 2
Boki LGA	6	11	0.5	− 5	43	62	0.7	− 19	9	7	1.3	2
Calabar Municipal	5	10	0.5	− 5	68	78	0.9	− 10	19	12	1.6	7
Calabar South	0	12	0.0	− 12	50	90	0.6	− 40	14	12	1.2	2
Etung LGA	7	12	0.6	− 5	70	56	1.3	14	21	11	1.9	10
Ikom LGA	6	14	0.0	− 8	41	92	0.4	− 51	7	8	0.9	− 1
Obudu LGA	9	12	0.7	− 3	34	68	0.5	− 34	12	13	0.9	-1
Obubra LGA	6	12	0.5	− 6	34	69	0.5	− 35	11	11	1.0	0
Obanilikui LGA	4	10	0.4	− 6	45	53	0.8	− 8	11	9	1.2	2
Ogoja LGA	2	10	0.2	− 8	40	63	0.6	− 23	11	10	1.1	1
Odukpani LGA	0	13	0.0	− 13	45	94	0.5	− 49	7	6	1.2	1
Yakurr LGA	4	14	0.3	− 10	45	119	0.4	− 74	24	30	0.8	− 6
Yala LGA	17	14	1.2	3	108	56	1.9	52	54	15	3.6	39
Biase LGA	1	11	0.1	− 10	22	61	0.4	− 39	12	12	1.0	0
Total	79	209	0.4	− 130	808	1258	0.6	− 450	258	203	1.3	55

CHO Community Health Officer, CHEW Community Health Extension Worker, JCHEW Junior Community Health Extension Worker