Table 6 Characteristics of medical and non-medical additional earning arrangements by state
From: Assessing health workers’ revenues and coping strategies in Nigeria — a mixed-methods study
Characteristics | Total | Nasarawa | Ondo | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
No. of hours (per day) spent on additional earning | ||||||
1 – 2 hours | 39 | 42.4 | 26 | 44.8 | 13 | 38.2 |
3 – 5 hours | 41 | 44.5 | 25 | 43.1 | 16 | 47.1 |
>5 hours | 10 | 10.9 | 6 | 10.3 | 4 | 11.8 |
Not stated | 02 | 2.2 | 1 | 1.7 | 1 | 2.9 |
No. of days (per week) spent on additional earning | ||||||
1 – 2 days | 40 | 43.4 | 28 | 48.3 | 12 | 20.7 |
3 – 4 days | 19 | 20.7 | 12 | 20.7 | 7 | 12.1 |
≥5 days | 32 | 34.8 | 17 | 29.3 | 15 | 25.9 |
Not stated | 01 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
Amount earned from additional arrangements | ||||||
Less than half the monthly salary | 38 | 41.3 | 2 | 36.2 | 17 | 50.0 |
About half the monthly salary | 32 | 34.8 | 2 | 36.2 | 11 | 32.4 |
Same as monthly salary | 09 | 9.8 | 7 | 12.1 | 2 | 5.9 |
More than the monthly salary | 05 | 5.4 | 3 | 5.2 | 2 | 5.9 |
Not specified | 08 | 8.7 | 6 | 10.3 | 2 | 5.9 |
Total | 92 | 100.0 | 58 | 100 | 34 | 100 |