Table 2.

Differences in Cultural Competency by Demographic Characteristics (N = 143)

Characteristics	Categories	Cultural competence
Characteristics	Categories	Mean (SD)	t/F	ρ
Age (years)	< 30	36.56 (3.33)	0.48	0.621
	30–40	36.74 (4.09)
	> 40	37.15 (3.36)
Marital status	unmarried	36.44 (4.09)	1.10	0.271
Marital status	married	37.17 (3.53)	1.10	0.271
Total experience as a nurse (years)	≤ 3	37.77 (3.31)	2.04	0.132
	3–10	36.22 (3.82)
	> 10	36.57 (3.25)
Experience as a visiting nurse (months)	≤ 12	37.44 (2.93)
	13–24	35.96 (3.12)	2.48	0.087
	≥ 25	37.10 (3.94)	2.48	0.087
Education	College	36.89 (3.61)
	University	37.14 (3.75)	1.06	0.348
	Master	35.07 (3.14)
Experience of caring for multicultural families	Yes	36.82 (3.66)
Experience of caring for multicultural families	No	37.20 (2.64)	0.36	0.722
Experience of cultural education	Yes	38.12 (3.20)	2.53	0.012^*
Experience of cultural education	No	36.54 (3.64)

*Significant at p < .05