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Table 4 Categories of staff of the substance abuse treatment units

From: A descriptive survey of types, spread and characteristics of substance abuse treatment centers in Nigeria

Total = 31

Variable

Sum

Mean

Median

Mode

Min

Max

Staffing

      

   Psychiatrists

     

full time staff

38

1.23

0

0

0

8

part time staff

32

1.03

0

0

0

10

full time volunteers

6

0.19

0

0

0

2

part time volunteers

9

0.29

0

0

0

2

   Other physicians

     

full time staff

28

0.09

0

0

0

10

part time staff

18

0.58

0

0

0

4

full time volunteers

16

0.52

0

0

0

10

part time volunteers

18

0.58

0

0

0

4

   Psychologists

     

full time staff

50

1.61

1.0

0

0

8

part time staff

36

1.16

0

0

0

15

full time volunteers

16

0.52

0

0

0

8

part time volunteers

13

0.42

0

0

0

3

   Social workers

     

full time staff

59

1.90

1

0

0

8

part time staff

11

0.35

0

0

0

3

full time volunteers

13

0.42

0

0

0

10

part time volunteers

23

0.74

0

0

0

6

   Nurses

     

full time staff

221

7.13

2

0

0

45

part time staff

16

0.52

0

0

0

5

full time volunteers

3

0.1

0

0

0

1

part time volunteers

12

0.39

0

0

0

4

   Informal counselors

     

full time staff

37

1.19

0

0

0

10

part time staff

11

0.35

0

0

0

5

full time volunteers

11

0.35

0

0

0

8

part time volunteers

45

1.45

0

0

0

15

   Other therapists (rehabilitation specialists, trainers, educators)

     

full time staff

56

1.81

0

0

0

8

part time staff

31

1.00

0

0

0

11

full time volunteers

9

0.29

0

0

0

3

part time volunteers

23

0.74

0

0

0

6

   Clerks, administrators, maintenance personnel

     

full time staff

121

3.90

4

0

0

22

part time staff

18

0.58

0

0

0

10

full time volunteers

23

0.74

0

0

0

20

part time volunteers

20

0.65

0

0

0

15