Evaluation of Paediatric Critical Care Needs and Practice in Nigeria: Paediatric Residents’ Perspective

Table 5

Distribution of intensive care human resources in various zones of Nigeria.

Human resources	North-central	North-east	North-west	South-south	South-west	South-east
Paediatric intensivists	9 (31.0)	2 (6.9)	6 (20.7)	8 (27.6)	4 (13.8)	0 (0.0)
Paediatricians	15 (14.9)	7 (6.9)	13 (12.9)	30 (29.7)	23 (22.8)	13 (12.9)
ICU nurses	12 (15.4)	4 (5.1)	11 (14.1)	20 (25.6)	18 (23.1)	13 (16.7)
ICU technicians	5 (15.2)	2 (6.1)	1 (3.0)	8 (24.2)	10 (30.3)	7 (21.2)
Others	2 (33.3)	0 (0.0)	1 (16.7)	1 (16.7)	0 (0.0)	2 (33.3)

Percentages are denominated on the total number of respondents per variable (N ≤ 143). Paediatricians with interest in intensive care.