Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of developmental dysplasia of the hip among pregnant women in Jordan.

OBJECTIVES

To assess the awareness of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) among pregnant women in Jordan.

METHODS

A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among pregnant females, aged 18 years and above, who had visited 3 hospitals in Jordan. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews, and responses were recorded using a Google form by the researchers.

RESULTS

A total of 605 women completed the questionnaire. Most participants correctly reported DDH as the cause of ambulation problems (n=531, 87.6%), and approximately 60% reported it as painful. The majority agreed that DDH is diagnosed using x-ray imaging (80.5%), usually in the first 6 months of life (85.8%). In all, 37.3% of the participating women reported a family history of diagnosed DDH. Multivariate logistic regression analysis of participants' demographic and family variables demonstrated that those who possessed a college degree, those who had one or more children and those who had a diagnosis of DDH in the family were more aware of DDH than other participants (p=0.039, p=0.000, and p=0.025, respectively).

CONCLUSION

There is an inconsistency between the level of awareness among the participants and the incidence of late-diagnosed DDH.