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Table 1 Staff establishment at health facilities in Epworth

From: Human resource for health reform in peri-urban areas: a cross-sectional study of the impact of policy interventions on healthcare workers in Epworth, Zimbabwe

Facility type

Human resource for health managers

Nursing staff

Other cadres

Total for all cadres (excluding medical doctors and sisters in charge)

Mission clinic

1 sister in charge

2 primary counselors, 6 registered general nurses, and 2 primary care nurses.

1 environmental health officer/technician and 4 nurse aides

15

Municipal “polyclinic” clinic

1 sister in charge

11 registered general nurses, 6 midwives, 1 state certified nurse, 3 primary care nurses, and 2 primary counselors.

1 pharmacy technician, 3 laboratory scientists,

3 ambulance drivers, and 1 environmental health officer,

11 nurse aides

42

Municipal “OI” clinic

1 sister in charge

13 registered general nurses.

1 dispensary assistant

1 environmental technician, 5 nurse aides, and 1 pharmacy technician

21

Private clinic

1 general practitioner.

1 registered general nurse and 1 primary care nurse

2 nurse aides

4

Private clinic

1 general practitioner.

1 registered general nurse.

3 nurse aides, 1 lab pathologist 1 radiologist, and 1 dental surgeon

7

Private clinic

1 general practitioner.

1 registered general nurse and 1 midwife

2 nurse aides

4

Private clinic

1 general practitioner.

2 registered general nurses

1 nurse aide

3

Private clinic

1 general medical practitioner

1 primary care nurse

0

1

Private clinic

1 general practitioner.

2 registered general nurses

0

2

Private clinic

1 general practitioner

 

2 nurse aides

2

Total

 

56

45

101

  1. Data generated from staff registers at local clinics