Knowledge and provision of misoprostol among pharmacy workers in Senegal: a cross sectional study

Table 3 Training and training needs on misoprostol among pharmacy workers who had heard of the drug

	Number	Percent
Respondent had received information/training^a	49	62
Source of information/training
Colleague	10	20
Doctor	4	8
Medical representative/pharmaceutical company	11	22
Literature/Brochures	22	45
University	5	10
Client	2	4
Television or Internet	2	4
Conditions trained in
Duodenal or gastric ulcer	33	67
Prophylaxis of NSAID-induced peptic ulcers	3	6
Prevention or treatment of PPH	0	0
PAC	6	12
Treatment IUFD	0	0
Cervical ripening	0	0
Respondent reported they do not feel confident providing misoprostol to end users^{a, b}	40	51
Respondent wanted more information or support^{a, b}	67	86
Training topics needed
Uses of misoprostol	25	37
Storage of misoprostol	2	3
Dosage	19	28
Method of administration	5	7
Side effects	20	30
Complications	14	21
All aspects	39	58

^aAmong those respondents who had heard of misoprostol ^bData missing from one pharmacy worker

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