Effective Factors on Theoretical Class Attendance according to Nursing and Midwifery Students Point of View Kerman Razi School of Nursing and Midwifery

Background & Objective: Classrooms are suitable places for transferring teachers experiences to the students and a better understanding of educational contents The students absence from theoretical classes has been one of the increasing and most important educational problems in medical universities in recent years This study was performed to determine the effective factors on theoretical class attendance according to nursing and midwifery students point of view in Kerman Razi School of Nursing and Midwifery Kerman University of Medical Sciences ۲۰۰۳ Methods: In this descriptive – analytic study ۳۲۰ nursing and midwifery students were asked to fill in the researchermade questionnaires using a census method Totally ۲۱۷ questionnaires were filled Results : Among all ۲۱۷ students ۸۷۹% were female and ۷۵۷% were single Students mean age (± SD) was ۲۲۴(±۴) years Native students were ۵۶۷% and only ۱۴۶% were employed Among the effective factors on theoretical class attendance the highest mean scores belong to “teachers scientific dominance and orientation” (۴۷) “students interest in the related topic” (۴۶۷) “proper teaching method” (۴۶۶) “importance of class attendance for better comprehension of the lesson” (۴۵۸) and the lowest mean scores belong to “classrooms physical environment” (۳۸۵) “not attending the class as a duty” (۳۸۸) using audiovisual aids (۳۹۵) Conclusion : The findings showed that attending classes is affected by factors related to both teachers and studentsBut the teachers scientific dominance and orientation teaching methodology and students involvement during class discussions are the main factors which determine students attendance in the classes