Table 2.

Comparison of demographic and professional information between the two study groups

Variables	Categories	Intervention		Control		X2a	P-value b
		n	%	n	%
Age groups	20–30	9	25.8	8	22.9	0.9	0.95
	31–40	13	37.1	14	40
	≥ 41	13	37.1	13	37.1
Gender	Male	3	8.6	6	17.1	1.14	0.28
	Female	32	91.4	29	82.9
Work position	Nurse	32	91.4	31	88.6	5.6	0.13
	Head nurse	1	2.9	2	5.7
	Supervisors	2	5.7	2	5.7
Type of employment	Committed	3	8.6	4	11.4	2.02	0.73
	Temporary-to-permanent	3	8.6	3	8.6
	Contract recruiters	5	14.9	2	5.8
	Hired (permanent)	24	68.6	26	74.2
Shift work	Fixed	2	5.7	4	11.4	0.72	0.39
	Rotating	33	94.3	31	88.6
Type of ward	Emergency children	0 5	0 14.3	2 3	5.7 8.6	9.34	0.053
	Women	13	37.1	4	11.4
	Men	15	42.9	24	68.36
	Supervisory	2	5.7	2	5.7
Education level	Bachelor	30	85.7	28	80	5.46	0.14
	Master	5	14.3	7	20
Work experience (years)	˂10	10	28.6	7	20.6	1.53	0.46
	10–20	22	62.9	21	61.8
	≥ 21	3	8.5	6	17.6
Attendance at previous training on cultural care	Yes	5	14.3	2	5.7	1.42	0.23
	No	30	85.7	33	94.3
The level of care for culturally diverse people in clinical settings	Moderately	18	51.4	17	48.6	1.51	0.46
	High	10	28.6	14	40
	Very high	7	20	4	11.4
Ethnic and racial background	Native of Kerman province	32	91.4	29	82.9	3.14	0.2
	Others	3	8.6	6	17.1

Note. ^a: chi-square/fisher exact test, and ^b: Bold p-values are significant at level of ≤ 0.05