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Table 1 A summary of the training needs assessment report tables

From: The implication of the shortage of health workforce specialist on universal health coverage in Kenya

The training needs assessment report table showing the gap of health workforce specialists in Kenya

46 counties analyzed

Total standard number

Total employment

Percent shortage by standard

Total ideal number

Percent shortage by ideal

Mean of employed staff per county

Ideal mean per county

t test P value [comparing employed with ideal]

t test P value [compare employed with standards]

CDH

138 266

26 763

81

67 312

60

683

1599

< 0.000 1

< 0.000 1

MOH

6 428

1 719

73

3 942

56

16

21

0.029 1

< 0.000 1

Anesthetist

590

106

82

386

73

2

9

< 0.000 1

< 0.000 1

ENT surgeons

285

30

89

205

85

1

4

< 0.000 1

< 0.000 1

Ortho surgeons

285

29

90

188

85

1

4

< 0.000 1

< 0.000 1

Cardio surgeons

10

0

100

120

100

0

3

< 0.000 1

0.000 7

Neuro surgeon

10

4

60

1 140

100

1

2

< 0.000 1

0.135

Urolo surgeons

10

3

70

115

97

0

3

< 0.000 1

0.036 5

Pediatrics surgeons

10

8

20

139

94

0

3

< 0.000 1

0.646 1

Neurologists

275

4

99

114

96

0

2

< 0.000 1

0.135

Plastic surgeons

10

14

− 40

141

90

0

3

0.000 5

0.708 9

Obstetricians/gynecologists

560

1 054

− 88

305

− 246

2

7

< 0.000 1

< 0.001

General internists/physicians

570

1 719

− 202

3 982

57

36

86

0.079 86

< 0.001

Cardiologists

20

1

95

110

99

0

2

< 0.000 1

< 0.001

Chest specialists

0

1

5813

5 813

100

0

3

< 0.000 1

0.151 5

Endocrinologists

0

1

95

95

99

0

2

< 0.000 1

0.32

Gastro-enterologists

20

4

80

105

96

0

2

< 0.000 1

0.013

Graduate clinical officers

4 585

939

80

1 807

48

20

40

0.084 9

< 0.001

CO ENT

1 375

109

92

490

78

2

11

< 0.000 1

< 0.001

CO lungs and skin

1 885

208

89

532

61

5

12

< 0.000 1

< 0.001

CO ophthalmology/cataract surgery

1 080

90

92

338

73

2

8

< 0.000 1

< 0.001

Co pediatrics

1 395

135

90

552

76

3

12

< 0.000 1

< 0.001

Anesthetist nurses

1 630

61

96

696

91

1

15

< 0.000 1

< 0.001

Accident and emergency care nurses

2 750

13

100

482

97

0

10

< 0.000 1

< 0.001

BSN nurses

1 180

1 189

−1

2 426

51

26

54

0.022 5

0.990 5

KRCHN

41 732

8 612

79

21 635

60

17

494

< 0.000 1

< 0.001

Community public health nurses (KECHN)

77 544

796

99

1 611

51

47

66

0.608 4

< 0.001

Cardiology nurses

20

0

100

483

100

0

10

< 0.000 1

0.000 6

Total nationally

282 525

43 612

85

115 264

62