Using a model to design, implement, and evaluate a training program for improving cultural competence among undergraduate nursing students: a mixed methods study

Table 2 Comparison of demographic and academic information between the intervention and control groups in the evaluation step

Variables	Groups	Intervention		Control		χ²	P- value
Variables	Groups	n	%	n	%	χ²	P- value
Gender	Male	13	35.1	15	41.7	0.33	0.57
Gender	Female	24	64.9	21	58.3
Marital status	Single	36	97.3	30	83.3	4.1	0.04
Marital status	Married	1	2.7	6	16.7
Ethnicity	Kermani	30	81.1	24	66.7	6.74	0.34
	Fars	5	13.5	6	16.7
	Baloch	1	2.7	0	0
	Turkish	0	0	3	8.3
	Lor	0	0	1	2.8
	Others	1	2.7	2	5.5
History of attending in cultural care training course	No	36	97.3	35	97.2	0	0.98
History of attending in cultural care training course	yes	1	2.7	1	2.8
Status of training courses of cultural care in curriculum	None	34	91.9	32	88.9	4.04	0.13
	1-2 course	3	8.1	1	2.8
	Integration throughout the course	0	0	3	8.3
The level of care for people with cultural diversity during clinical education	Low	3	8.1	7	19.4	2.41	0.30
	Moderate	22	59.5	21	58.4
	High	12	32.4	8	22.2
		M ± SD		M ± SD		Independent t- test	P -value
Age		20.8 ± 1.27		21.4 ± 2.81		−1.51	0.13

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