Gender | Location | Nurse Anaesthesist* | Traditional Healers† | Nurse/scrub nurse/theatre in-charge | CHO/ SACHO | ||
Freetown | Bo | Tonkolili | |||||
Male | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Female | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
*Nurse anaesthetists are advanced practice nurses administering anaesthesia for surgery or other medical procedures.
†In this context, traditional healer otherwise called folk healer is typically an unlicensed practitioner who practices the art of healing using traditional practices and herbal remedies. They may be highly trained to pursue their specialties, learning through study, observation and replication.
CHO, community health officer; FGD, focus group discussion; SACHO, surgical assistant community health officers.