Table 4 Pay and productivity for different health worker groups and TBAs in Ghana
Total mean annual income (USD) | % salary out of total income | Ratio total pay: GNI/capita [19] | Mean hours work/wk | Mean no. clients/week | Mean no. delivs/wk | Pay/client (USD) | Pay/delivery (USD) | Pay/hour (USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doctor | 14,618 | 34% | 38.5 | 109.29 | 257.11 | 14 | 1.09 | 20 | 2.57 |
Medical Assistant | 5,367 | 76% | 14.1 | 129.2 | 172.27 | 8 | 0.60 | 13 | 0.80 |
GoG Midwife | 5,581 | 46% | 14.7 | 78.78 | 119 | 19 | 0.90 | 6 | 1.36 |
Private Midwife | 2,974 | n/a | 7.8 | 111.69 | 38 | 4 | 1.51 | 14 | 0.51 |
Nurse | 4,902 | 58% | 12.9 | 75.7 | 87.51 | 14 | 1.08 | 7 | 1.25 |
Community Nurse | 3,606 | 47% | 9.5 | 56.09 | 102.5 | 10 | 0.68 | 7 | 1.24 |
TBA (trained) | 141 | n/a | 0.4 | 21.3 | 8.2 | 2 | 0.33 | 1 | 0.13 |
TBAs (untrained) | 104 | n/a | 0.3 | 19.19 | 5.87 | 2 | 0.34 | 1 | 0.10 |