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Table 4 Students’ responses before and after the Programme as “agree” or “strongly agree” with each statement

From: Training a medical workforce to meet the needs of diverse minority communities

Statements

n

Pre %

Post %

p-value

There are differences in my upbringing compared to Pacific Peoples

77

79.2

74.0

0.2897

I am interested in learning more about Pacific Peoples

78

92.3

91.9

0.9657

Understanding a Pacific patient’s cultural perspective on health is essential to the provision of effective health care

77

89.6

92.1

0.0402a

I am conscious of cultural differences when interacting with people from other cultures

78

76.9

90.9

0.0041a

I am open to learning new things in a different environment

78

92.3

94.8

0.0458a

I enjoy interacting with people from different cultures

78

89.8

97.4

0.0169a

I am open to living in a culture that is unfamiliar to me

78

65.4

80.3

0.0175a

I show the same regard for other cultural points of view as I do for my own culture

78

91.0

93.5

0.2964

I know about Pacific cultural values and/or protocols

78

21.8

89.5

<0.0001a

I know about Pacific traditional health beliefs and/or practices

78

10.3

77.9

<0.0001a

I know about the main health challenges of Pacific peoples living in NZ

70

22.9

65.1

<0.0001a

  1. aStatistically significant