Misoprostol, Magnesium Sulphate and Anti-shock garment: A knowledge, availability and utilization study at the Primary Health Care Level in Western Nigeria.

Respondents had good knowledge of maternal mortality and its major causes and poor knowledge of the technologies for maternal mortality reduction, despite the trainings attended. Of the three technologies considered, misoprostol was the most commonly used. Periodic refresher courses for the training and retraining of PHC nurses and midwives on the technologies for maternal mortality reduction is recommended.