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

Table 5 WISN results for nurse/midwives, CHOs/CHEWs, and JCHEWS

Local government area	Nurse/midwives				CHO/CHEWS				JCHEWS
Local government area	Existing staff	Calculated requirement	WISN ratio	WISN difference	Existing staff	Calculated requirement	WISN ratio	WISN difference	Existing staff	Calculated requirement	WISN ratio	WISN difference
Abi LGA	2	10	0.2	− 8	33	74	0.4	− 41	5	6	0.8	− 1
Akpabuyo LGA	2	10	0.2	− 8	51	71	0.7	− 20	7	5	1.4	2
Bekwara LGA	3	11	0.3	− 8	35	47	0.7	− 12	11	11	1.0	0
Akamkpa LGA	5	13	0.4	− 8	28	53	0.5	− 25	17	17	1.0	0
Bakassi LGA	0	10	0.0	− 10	16	52	0.3	− 36	6	8	0.8	− 2
Boki LGA	6	11	0.5	− 5	43	62	0.7	− 19	9	7	1.3	2
Calabar Municipal	5	10	0.5	− 5	68	78	0.9	− 10	19	12	1.6	7
Calabar South	0	12	0.0	− 12	50	90	0.6	− 40	14	12	1.2	2
Etung LGA	7	12	0.6	− 5	70	56	1.3	14	21	11	1.9	10
Ikom LGA	6	14	0.0	− 8	41	92	0.4	− 51	7	8	0.9	− 1
Obudu LGA	9	12	0.7	− 3	34	68	0.5	− 34	12	13	0.9	-1
Obubra LGA	6	12	0.5	− 6	34	69	0.5	− 35	11	11	1.0	0
Obanilikui LGA	4	10	0.4	− 6	45	53	0.8	− 8	11	9	1.2	2
Ogoja LGA	2	10	0.2	− 8	40	63	0.6	− 23	11	10	1.1	1
Odukpani LGA	0	13	0.0	− 13	45	94	0.5	− 49	7	6	1.2	1
Yakurr LGA	4	14	0.3	− 10	45	119	0.4	− 74	24	30	0.8	− 6
Yala LGA	17	14	1.2	3	108	56	1.9	52	54	15	3.6	39
Biase LGA	1	11	0.1	− 10	22	61	0.4	− 39	12	12	1.0	0
Total	79	209	0.4	− 130	808	1258	0.6	− 450	258	203	1.3	55

CHO Community Health Officer, CHEW Community Health Extension Worker, JCHEW Junior Community Health Extension Worker

ISSN: 1478-4491