Berhanu Robera Demissie, Golja Eba Abdisa, Gudeta Tesfaye Abera, Feyisa Jira Wakoya, Rikitu Dame Habtamu, Bayane Yadeta Babu
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Institute of Health Sciences, Wallaga University, Nekemte, P. O. Box: 395, Ethiopia.
Department of Public Health, Institute of Health Sciences, Wallaga University, Nekemte, Ethiopia.
BMC Nurs. 2024 Mar 15;23(1):182. doi: 10.1186/s12912-024-01838-8.
Because of the rapidly rising cultural diversity, the ability to recognize cultural diversity is extremely important to all healthcare professionals, especially to nurses. However, there is a paucity of information regarding the cultural sensitivity of nurses in Ethiopia. Hence, this study aimed to assess cultural sensitivity and associated factors among nurses working at Jimma Medical Center, Oromia Regional State, Southwest Ethiopia.
Health-facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 244 nurses selected by simple random sampling from May 20th to June 20th, 2020. A structured, self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were analysed using Statistical Product and Service Solution Version 26.0. Bivariate binary logistic regression analyses were used to select variables for the final model. Multivariable binary logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with cultural sensitivity. Statistical significance was declared at [Formula: see text]0.05, and adjusted odds ratio with respective 95% CI was used to report significant covariates.
Out of the total sample, 236 nurses participated in this study, giving a response rate of 96.72%. Nurses who were culturally sensitive while delivering routine nursing services were found to be 40.3% (95% CI (34.3, 46.6)). Level of education ([AOR (95% CI)], [4.846 (1.188, 19.773)]), interpersonal communication ([AOR (95% CI)], [4.749 (1.334, 16.909)]), and intercultural communication ([AOR (95% CI)], [51.874 (13.768, 195.45)]) were positively and significantly associated with the cultural sensitivity of nurses.
Cultural sensitivity is found to be low in the study area. Increasing level of education, effective interpersonal communication abilities, and intercultural communication abilities positively predict cultural sensitivity of nurses. It is helpful for nurses to improve their knowledge of transcultural nursing theories and cultural understanding.
由于文化多样性迅速增加，认识文化多样性的能力对所有医疗保健专业人员，尤其是护士极为重要。然而，关于埃塞俄比亚护士文化敏感性的信息匮乏。因此，本研究旨在评估埃塞俄比亚西南部奥罗米亚州吉马医疗中心护士的文化敏感性及相关因素。
2020年5月20日至6月20日，采用简单随机抽样法从244名护士中选取样本，进行基于医疗机构的横断面研究。使用结构化的自填式问卷收集数据。数据采用统计产品与服务解决方案26.0版进行分析。采用双变量二元逻辑回归分析为最终模型选择变量。多变量二元逻辑回归分析用于确定与文化敏感性相关的因素。当P<0.05时具有统计学意义，采用调整后的比值比及相应的95%置信区间报告显著的协变量。
在总样本中，236名护士参与了本研究，回复率为96.72%。发现在提供常规护理服务时具有文化敏感性的护士占40.3%（95%置信区间(34.3, 46.6)）。教育水平（[调整后的比值比(95%置信区间)]，[4.846(1.188, 19.773)]）、人际沟通（[调整后的比值比(95%置信区间)]，[4.749(1.334, 16.909)]）和跨文化沟通（[调整后的比值比(95%置信区间)]，[51.874(13.768, 195.45)]）与护士的文化敏感性呈正相关且具有显著相关性。
研究区域内护士的文化敏感性较低。提高教育水平、有效的人际沟通能力和跨文化沟通能力可正向预测护士的文化敏感性。这有助于护士提高其跨文化护理理论知识和文化理解能力。
