Patterns and Predictors of Cultural Competence Practice among Nigerian Hospital-Based Healthcare Professionals

Being culturally competent would enhance the quality of care in multicultural healthcare settings like Nigeria, with over 200 million people, 500 languages, and 250 ethnic groups. This study investigated the levels of training and practice of cultural competence among clinical healthcare professionals in two purposively selected Nigerian tertiary hospitals. The research was a cross-sectional study. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to recruit participants who completed the adapted version of Cultural Competence Assessment Instrument (CCAI-UIC). Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation, ANOVA, and multivariate linear regression. The participants were mainly women (66.4 About a third of the participants had no formal training in cultural competence. Incorporating cultural competence in the Nigerian healthcare professionals’ education curricula may enhance the quality of care in the multicultural setting.