Aazam Heidarzadeh - Department of Medical - Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Geriatric Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
Mansooreh Azizzadeh forouzi - Medical Ethics and History of Medicine Research Center, and Medical Ethics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mina Mobasher - Health Services Management Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
حسین صافی زاده - Research Center for Social Determinants of Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
نوذر نخعی - Research Center for Modeling in Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
مجید فصیحی هرندی - HIV/STI Surveillance Research Center, and WHO Collaborating Center for HIV Surveillance, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Aali Akbar حقدوست - Corresponding author: Department of Medical - Surgeical Nursing, Nursing Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery Razi, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

Background and Objectives: The attitudes to the professional dress code as well as the level of adherence to this code are of utmost importance in clinical settings. This study aimed to investigate the students' attitudes and adherence regarding the professional dress code at Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. Methods: This descriptive analytical study was conducted on ۳۶۸ students of medical sciences at Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. The data were collected using two researcher-made questionnaires asking for students' attitudes and adherence regarding the professional dress code. The data analysis was performed in SPSS software (version ۱۸) through descriptive statistics and analytic tests. Results: According to the results of this study, the mean scores of female and male students' attitudes and adherence regarding professional dress code were obtained at ۷۴.۰۴±۱۳.۴۹ and ۷۴.۱۲±۱۰.۷۷, respectively. Moreover, this result indicates that students have positive attitudes toward professional dress code. In addition, the participants believed that ۷۵% of the other students dress professionally. Conclusion: Given the positive attitudes of participants regarding professional attire, and the fact that ۷۵% of the other students adhere to this issue, it is necessary to maintain and reinforce the positive attitudes of the students to encourage the professional attire values and impress the views of patients who refer to the health care centers.  

Attitude, Adherence, Professional dress code, Students, Kerman, Iran.