Table 1 Practitioners per million population in 2011, by cadre, in sub-Saharan African countries included in the study
Eye care cadre | n countries included | Regional ratio | Country mean | Country median | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ophthalmologists | 21 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 8.8 |
Cataract surgeons | 21 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 7.3 |
All surgeons | 21 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 8.8 |
OCOs | 21 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.2 |
Ophthalmic nurses | 21 | 4.7 | 7.4 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 45.9 |
All OCOs/Nurses | 21 | 5.5 | 8.4 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 45.9 |
Optometrists | 18 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 8.8 |
Mid-level refractionists | 18 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 8.9 |
All refractionists | 17 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 14.8 |