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Table 6 Comparing beliefs about understanding diversity with perceived abilities

From: Assessing medical students’ perception of cross-cultural competence at a private University in Karachi

 

A: Have an understanding about various groups of society

Agree

Disagree

Neutral

Strongly agree

Strongly disagree

Mean

Standard Deviation

Mean

Standard Deviation

Mean

Standard Deviation

Mean

Standard Deviation

Mean

Standard Deviation

Knowledge: SC

3.49

.64

3.07

.56

3.22

.61

3.54

.66

3.00

.57

Comfort: SC

3.40

.70

2.69

.56

2.87

.40

3.59

.76

1.88

1.24

Skill: SC

2.97

.85

2.78

.58

2.79

.40

3.06

.92

3.00

1.06

Knowledge: religion

3.52

.79

3.22

.72

3.04

.49

3.63

.75

3.38

.88

Comfort: religion

3.45

.79

3.14

.64

3.01

.62

3.63

.86

2.25

.35

Skill: religion

3.21

.91

2.92

.66

3.01

.39

3.15

1.01

2.38

.18

Knowledge: alternative medicine

3.15

.83

3.22

1.00

3.47

.70

3.20

.97

1.75

1.06

Comfort: alternative medicine

3.18

.74

2.50

.66

2.97

.51

3.14

.91

1.75

1.06

Skill: alternative medicine

2.76

.86

2.78

.67

2.91

.36

2.67

.96

2.00

1.41

Comfort: language

2.83

.72

2.81

.76

2.93

.56

2.81

.81

2.75

.35

Skill: language

2.57

.85

2.78

.57

3.00

.60

2.45

.92

2.25

.35