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Table 3 Average distance of health facilities to nearest ward in kilometers by state; analysis of supervisory data using mobile phones, July 2015 to June 2016, Nigeria

From: The role of supportive supervision using mobile technology in monitoring and guiding program performance: a case study in Nigeria, 2015–2016

Zone

State

Average distance accessing facilities (km)

North-central zone

Benue

17

 

FCT, Abuja

15

 

Kogi

12

 

Kwara

17

 

Nasarawa

24

 

Niger

22

 

Plateau

16

Zone average

 

18

Northeast zone

Adamawa

21

 

Bauchi

21

 

Borno

14

 

Gombe

13

 

Taraba

22

 

Yobe

24

Zone average

 

20

Northwest zone

Jigawa

16

 

Kaduna

20

 

Kano

11

 

Katsina

13

 

Kebbi

16

 

Sokoto

17

 

Zamfara

19

Zone average

 

16

Southeast zone

Abia

8

 

Anambra

7

 

Ebonyi

11

 

Enugu

12

 

Imo

6

Zone average

 

9

South-south zone

Akwa Ibom

8

 

Bayelsa

13

 

Cross River

17

 

Delta

11

 

Edo

17

 

Rivers

9

Zone average

 

12

Southwest zone

Ekiti

5

 

Lagos

6

 

Ogun

10

 

Ondo

11

 

Osun

5

 

Oyo

8

Zone average

 

7

National

 

13