Medical Student Demographics and Perceptions of Religious Ceremonies in Iran, 2025

From March to July 2025, a qualitative study at Sirjan School of Medical Sciences in southern Iran collected data from 33 students via semi-structured interviews. The dataset likely contains demographic characteristics and coded themes from a latent content analysis exploring the perceived value and barriers to religious ceremonies. The data was analyzed using MAXQDA 2022 software and is shared by Amir Hossin Moradpour Dehnavi under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyzing correlations between academic pressure and participation in religious practices based on the 'Time and Academic Pressure' theme.
• Studying the influence of cultural background on ethical development based on the 'Cultural and Personal Beliefs' theme.
• Modeling the relationship between institutional support and student engagement based on the 'Institutional Support' theme.
• Exploring the perceived emotional and community benefits of religious practices based on the 'Emotional and Community Benefits' theme.

Strengths

• Data is based on 33 in-depth, semi-structured interviews providing qualitative depth.
• Analysis followed a defined qualitative framework (Graneheim and Lundman) using MAXQDA 2022 software.
• Trustworthiness was assessed using Lincoln and Guba's criteria (credibility, confirmability, dependability, transferability).
• The dataset is small (5.5 KB), making it easy to download and inspect.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset's scope is limited to a single institution in southern Iran over a 5-month period.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Semi-structured, in-depth interviews analyzed via latent content analysis.

Time Range

March to July 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 17:27:49; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sirjan School of Medical Sciences, southern Iran