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Table 1 Available working time for nurses, midwives, CHOs, CHEWs and JCHEWs

From: Assessing the staffing needs for primary health care centers in Cross River State, Nigeria: a workload indicators of staffing needs study

Cadre

Working days per week

Working hours per day

Annual leave

Public holidays

Sick leave

Special no notice leave

Training days per year

AWT in weeks

AWT in days

AWT in hours

Nurses/midwives

5

8

30

13

7

2

30

35.6

178

1424

CHO/CHEWS

5

8

30

13

7

2

30

35.6

178

1424

JCHEWS

5

8

21

13

7

2

30

37.4

187

1496

  1. AWT available working time, CHO Community Health Officer, CHEW Community Health Extension Worker, JCHEW Junior Community Health Extension Worker