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Table 2 Health worker cadres by training category

From: Assessing the relevance, efficiency, and sustainability of HIV/AIDS in-service training in Nigeria

Training category

Trainers

Doctors

Nurses

Midwives

Community health extension workers

Other

PMTCT (n = 12)

7

12

12

11

11

11

Behavior change (n = 12)

5

2

3

1

2

5

Counseling and testing (n = 14)

8

9

13

8

11

12

Infant feeding/ nutrition (n = 4)

2

4

4

4

4

1

Pediatric HIV/AIDS (n = 7)

5

6

6

5

3

3

Care and treatment (n = 11)

4

9

10

7

7

7

OVC (n = 13)

6

1

7

3

7

9

Laboratory/blood safety (n = 13)

6

5

6

3

4

11

Supply chain (n = 5)

4

1

2

1

2

5

HIV/family planning (n = 1)

1

1

1

1

1

1

HIV/TB (n = 10)

5

10

8

3

6

7

Strategic information (n = 14)

7

6

7

4

6

12

Leadership, policy, and financing (n = 9)

5

3

2

2

1

7

Other (n = 1)

1

1

1

1

0

1

  1. OVC, orphans and vulnerable children; PTMCT, prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV.