electricsheepafrica/Nigeria-hospital-staff_schedule

Staff Schedule Dataset

Dataset Description

This collection contains weekly attendance records for hospital staff over a full year (52 weeks). Each record indicates whether a staff member was present during a given week, enabling analysis of attendance patterns, absenteeism, and workforce availability across different services and roles.

Dataset Structure

Data Instances

[
  {
    "week":1,
    "staff_id":"STF-b77cdc60",
    "staff_name":"Yetunde Mohammed",
    "role":"doctor",
    "service":"emergency",
    "present":1
  },
  {
    "week":2,
    "staff_id":"STF-b77cdc60",
    "staff_name":"Yetunde Mohammed",
    "role":"doctor",
    "service":"emergency",
    "present":1
  },
  {
    "week":3,
    "staff_id":"STF-b77cdc60",
    "staff_name":"Yetunde Mohammed",
    "role":"doctor",
    "service":"emergency",
    "present":0
  }
]

Data Fields

• week (int64): Week number of the year
• staff_id (object): Unique identifier for staff member
• staff_name (object): Staff member name (Nigerian names)
• role (object): Staff role (doctor, nurse, nursing_assistant)
• service (object): Hospital service (emergency, surgery, ICU, general_medicine)
• present (int64): Whether staff member was present (1=yes, 0=no)

Data Splits

• Total records: 6552

Dataset Creation

Source Data

This dataset was synthetically generated to simulate real-world hospital operations for a medium-sized Nigerian hospital.

Localization

• Names: All patient and staff names use authentic Nigerian names from Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa ethnic groups
• Events: Localized to Nigerian context (e.g., malaria peaks, NGO donations)
• Context: Simulates a typical medium-sized hospital in Nigeria

Additional Information

Dataset Curators

Generated for healthcare operations analysis and research.

Licensing Information

This synthetic dataset is provided for research and educational purposes.

Citation Information

@dataset{nigerian_hospital_staff_schedule_dataset,
  title={Nigerian Hospital Staff Schedule Dataset},
  year={2025}
}