Table 2 Health worker characteristics by LGA

Sex (n = 170)

 Male

70

61.1

42.5, 76.9

35

57.3

34.2, 77.7

 Female

40

38.9

23.1, 57.5

25

42.7

22.4, 65.8

Ethnic group (n = 171)

 Nupe

105

94.6

78.9, 98.8

59

98.2

88.7, 99.7

 Hausa

1

1.0

0.1, 7.2

0

0

 Other

5

4.4

1.1, 15.8

1

1.8

0.3, 11.3

Highest qualification of health worker (n = 167)

 Physician

2

2.1

0.6, 6.7

0

 Registered nurse

4

4.2

1.6, 10.6

1

1.8

0.3, 11.9

 Registered midwife

0

1

1.8

0.2, 15.0

 Medical assistant

1

1.0

0.1, 7.8

0

 Nursing assistant

0

0

 Laboratory technician

6

5.4

2.1, 13.4

0

 Ward assistant

6

5.4

1.6, 16.4

1

1.8

0.3, 10.9

 CHO

7

5.6

2.0, 14.8

2

3.6

1.0, 11.8

 CHEW

24

21.7

12.9, 34.2

19

32.6

20.6, 47.5

 JCHEW

29

29.6

19.1, 42.7

14

23.7

15.9, 33.7

 Other

32

24.9

14.6, 39.1

21

34.7

23.2, 48.4

Clinical training (n = 167)

 Clinically trained

6

6.3

2.8, 13.7

2

3.6

0.9, 13.4

How long worked at facility (n = 171)

 < 1 year

13

10.2

7.0, 14.5

5

7.3

2.4, 20.6

 1–3 years

22

21.4

10.3, 39.1

12

19.7

8.4, 39.6

 > 3 years

76

68.5

52.1, 81.2

43

73.0

55.9, 85.2

IMCI training (n = 171)

49

44.5

32.4, 57.3

12

19.7

9.0, 37.9

Malaria training (n = 171)

59

54.1

42.2, 65.5

21

34.1

17.4, 56.0

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean health worker age (years) (n = 166)

35.6

1.04

34.8

1.26