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Table 1 Individual and educational characteristics of the midwifery graduates

From: A survey of midwifery graduates’ opinions about midwifery education in Iran: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Category

N (%)

Age (years)

25>

53 (64.6)

25–35

20 (24.4)

35<

9 (11)

Year of Graduation

August 2018

24 (29.3)

September 2019

24 (29.3)

June 2020

18 (22)

Feburary2020

16 (19.4)

Marital status

Single

44 (53.7)

Married

38 (46.3)

Graduate grade point average

14>

3 (3.7)

14–18

78 (95.1)

18<

1 (1.2)

Employment of graduates

Unemployed

47 (57.3)

Employment in the midwifery profession

26 (31.7)

Employment in a non-midwifery profession

9 (11)

  1. A. The acceptable minimum grade point for each lesson is 10 (range 0 to 20), and the average grade point average for the course is 12. Also, after passing all theoretical and clinical courses, the student must pass the final clinical exam and acquire a minimum score of 12 (Source: Midwifery Undergraduate Curriculum, Iranian Supreme Medical Sciences Planning Council, Available at http://mbs.behdasht.gov.ir/index.aspx?siteid=176&fkeyid=&siteid=113&pageid=18442)