Factors influencing the use of magnesium sulphate in pre-eclampsia/eclampsia management in health facilities in Northern Nigeria: a mixed methods study

Table 3 Facilitators and barriers to the management of PE/E using MgSO4 by type of facility

Item	Hospitals (n = 20), %	Health centers (n = 60), %	Total (n = 80), %
Facilitators
Attendance of a training on PE/E by SP	60	38.3	43.8
Identification of MgSO₄ as first line drug by SP^†	85	58	65
Availability of service registers in the facility	80	58.3	63.7
Barriers
Non-availability of MgSO4
Reported by SP ^†	15	46.7	38.8
Facility inventory	35	63.4	56.2
MgSO₄ stockout^§ in the facility^a	46	33	40
Non-availability of clinical guidelines/protocols in the facility^†	50	90	80
No supportive supervision^¶ received by SP ^†	55	90	81.2

^aAmong those that had MgSO₄ on the day of survey, N = 35
^†p-value < 0.05
^§Events where supplies were completely exhausted before re-supply
^¶Routine supervisory visits by States’ Ministry of Health officials during which service providers are mentored and provided with technical assistance to improve on their work

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