title: The knowledge, attitude and practice of the primary and secondary care nurse-midwife practitioners on developmental dysplasia of hip.
abstract: A detailed clinical examination of the newborn performed by nurse-midwife practitioners has been recommended as a standard practice throughout the most western countries. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the knowledge, attitude and practice of the primary and secondary care nurse-midwife practitioners on developmental dysplasia of hip (DDH) before and after a structured lesson. The study was designed as a cross-sectional, pre- and post-test. The number of participants from primary care and secondary care nurse-midwife practitioners were 155 and 208, respectively. A structured questionnaire consisting of 28 statements of medical and practical knowledge, and traditional attitudes with regard to DDH was administered. The results determined that the pre-test scores were much lower than the post-test scores of both primary and secondary care practitioners. Although there was a lack of knowledge about DDH in both groups, the pre-test and post-test scores were higher in the primary care group compared to the secondary care group. In conclusion, the knowledge, attitude and practice of the primary and secondary care nurse-midwife practitioners on developmental dysplasia of hip are in need of improvement. This improvement may be provided by continuing education programmes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Medical Faculty, Kahramanmaras Sutcuimam University, 46100 Kahramanmaras, Turkey. guneyozer@hotmail.com
authors.forename: U Guney Ozer
authors.initials: UG
authors.lastname: Ergun
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uzel
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ekerbicer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015997:Neonatal Screening; D009721:Nurse Midwives / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010808:Physical Examination; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey