Investigating the attitude towards labor and preferred delivery method among midwifery and medical students and other related factors at medical universities in Tehran in 1393
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Background
Gynaecologists and midwives as a practical model of childbirth have an essential role in education. The aim of this study was to determine the attitude toward labor and preferred delivery method among midwifery and medical students and other related factors at medical universities in Tehran in 1393.Methods
We carried out a descriptive study on 300 students of Medical Sciences Universities in Tehran in 1393. For data collection tool we used two researcher made questionnaires contain demographic characteristics and related factors to the preferred mode of delivery and attitude toward delivery mode. To investigate the reliability, two methods of test-retest and internal consistency (Cronbachs Alpha) were applied and the content validity was determined quantitatively and qualitatively. The data were analyzed by SPSS-16 software. Statistical tests used included: chi-square, T-test, ANOVA or non parametric equivalents of them. The significance level accepted in this study was p-value>0.05.Results
Most of the students (49%) preferred caesarean section for themselves. In comparison of 4 groups first year midwifery (16.7%) and medical students (48.6%) had preferred caesarean less than fourth year midwifery students (51.3%) and medical interns (%75.7). The majority of students had a positive attitude via caesarean section. Therefore, the four study groups respectively 45.5%, 92.3%, 30.8% and 100% of first and fourth year midwifery students and first year medical students and medical interns had a positive attitude toward caesarean delivery. Among the relevant factors under investigation age, ethnicity, weight, body mass index, birthplace, residence place and family income were significantly associated with the preferred mode of delivery.Conclusion
The caesarean section is preferred and a positive attitude towards it among midwifery and medical students is very high and the education system authorities should create plans to improve students attitudes.Keywords:
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Persian
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Journal of Research In Medical Sciences, Volume:41 Issue: 1, 2017
Pages:
56 to 61
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