Assessment of virtual education during the covid-19 pandemic from the perspective of faculty members and students: a cross-sectional descriptive study in northwest Iran

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of virtual education system users (students and faculty members)

Users	Variable		Frequency	Percent
Students	Gender	Female	168	72.7
	Gender	Male	63	27.3
	Field of study	Nursing	68	29.4
		Public health	61	26.4
		Environmental health	53	22.9
		Midwifery	25	10.8
		Nutritional science	24	10.4
	Place of residence	City	178	77.1
		Village	25	10.8
		Not mentioned	28	12.1
	Housing status	Native	26	11.3
		Non-native	89	38.5
		Not mentioned	116	50.2
	Year of entry	2020	112	48.5
		2019	89	38.5
		2018	28	12.1
		2017	2	0.9
Faculty members	Gender	Female	11	50
	Gender	Male	11	50
	Department	Clinical Sciences	11	50
		Basic science	5	22.7
		Islamic-thought and general courses	6	27.3
	Employment Status	Contractual-permanent	6	27.3
		Temporary (4 years)	6	27.3
		Sessional	10	45.5
	University Degree	PhD	8	36.4
	University Degree	Masters	14	63.6
	Work experience	1–5 years	11	50
		6–10 years	6	27.3
		11–15 years	1	4.5
		16–20 years	0	0
		Up 20 years	4	18.2

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