Table 2. Sociodemographic and cultural characteristics of the sample (n = 40).
| Participants’ characteristics | N (%) or Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 40 (22.5) |
| Languages spoken other than mother tongue | 40 (1.46) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 11 (27.5) |
| Female | 29 (72.5) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 28 (70) |
| Married/partner | 12 (30) |
| Occupation | |
| Study only | 33 (82.5) |
| Work and study | 7 (17.5) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| Caucasian/White | 39 (97.5) |
| Other | 1 (2.5) |
| Religious affiliation | |
| Catholicism | 17 (42.5) |
| Islam | 11 (27.5) |
| Atheism/None | 12 (30) |
| Adherence to religion | |
| Practicing | 18 (45) |
| Non-practicing | 22 (55) |
| Residential environment | |
| Urban | 27 (66.6) |
| Rural | 13 (33.3) |
| Socioeconomic level | |
| High social class | 1 (2.5) |
| Middle social class | 38 (95) |
| Low social class | 1 (2.5) |
| Country of birth | |
| Belgium | 11 (27.5) |
| Portugal | 7 (17.5) |
| Spain | 12 (30) |
| Turkey | 10 (25) |
| Country of study | |
| Belgium | 11 (27.5) |
| Portugal | 7 (17.5) |
| Spain | 12 (30) |
| Turkey | 10 (25) |
| Year of study | |
| First year | 1 (2.5) |
| Second year | 4 (10) |
| Third year | 17 (42.5) |
| Fourth year | 18 (45) |
| Belonging to a culturally diverse family or group of friends | |
| Yes | 7 (17.5) |
| No | 33 (82.5) |
| Prior cultural competence training | |
| Yes | 7 (17.5) |
| No | 33 (82.5) |
| Prior or current voluntary work with people from diverse cultural background | |
| Yes | 5 (12.5) |
| No | 35 (87.5) |
| Experience in caring for patients from diverse cultural background | |
| Yes | 29 (72.5) |
| No | 11 (27.5) |
| Lived/studied abroad for at least 3 months | |
| Yes | 5 (12.5) |
| No | 35 (87.5) |