[Knowledge and attitude of nursing and midwifery college students on developmental dysplasia of the hip].
OBJECTIVE
It is of special importance to educate families and health care providers, in particular midwives and nurses who are in close and frequent contact with families, for the prevention and early diagnosis of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). A knowledge and attitude study was conducted concerning DDH among students of Nursing and Midwifery College of Kahramanmaraş Sütçü Imam University.


METHODS
A structured form was prepared consisting of 28 statements about medical and practical knowledge and traditional attitudes with regard to DDH and was administered to 232 voluntary students before and after an educational session of 60 minutes by a specialist in orthopedics. Prior to the study, the students of grade I and II had not received any theoretical or practical lectures about DDH, which were included in the curriculum of grades III and IV.


RESULTS
The knowledge of the students about risk factors and prevention strategies for DDH was of a moderate level. They were not sufficiently furnished with information about traditional attitudes and applications that predispose infants to DDH. The mean test scores before and after training were 51.52+/-13.90 and 87.86+/-5.90, respectively (p=0.000). Compared to grade III and IV students, grade I students performed significantly less in the former test (p=0.00); however, the scores of the latter test did not differ significantly between the grades (p>0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
The curriculum during the license education of midwives and nurses should include essential information on traditional attitudes. With sufficient knowledge and application skills, midwives and nurses may play an important role in the primary and secondary prevention of DDH in our country.
Uzel
Murat
M
Kahramanmaraş Sütçü Imam Universitesi Tip Fakültesi, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Anabilim Dali. drmuratuzel@hotmail.com
Ergün
Ufuk Güney Ozer
UG
Celik
Mustafa
M
Ekerbiçer
Hasan
H
Cetinus
Ercan
E
Karaoğuz
Ahmet
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000451:nursing* / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008880:Midwifery; D009726:Nurses; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000592:standards*; D014421:Turkey