fa حساسیت فرهنگی دانشجویان دانشکده ی پرستاری دانشگاه علوم پزشکی زنجان و عوامل موثر برآن در دوران پاندمی کووید 19 آموزش Education پژوهشي اصیل Orginal Research <span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span myriadpro-light="">Background & Objective: </span></b><span myriadpro-light="">Holistic care is provided by the ability to communicate effectively with patients from different cultures. In this respect, multicultural sensitivity helps communicate effectively with the patient. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the multicultural sensitivity of nursing students and the factors affecting it during the COVID-19 pandemic.</span></span></span></span><br> <br> <span style="line-height:normal"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span myriadpro-light="">Materials & Methods:</span></b><span myriadpro-light=""> This cross-sectional correlation study was conducted on 245 nursing students of the Zanjan University of Medical Sciences in 2021. Data were collected using two questionnaires of demographic information and multicultural sensitivity. The multicultural questionnaire scored multicultural sensitivity on a Likert scale in the range of 1 to 5. Scores &le; 3 were unfavorable multicultural sensitivities > 3 were desirable cultural sensitivities. Data analysis was performed using an independent t-test, analysis of variance, and logistic regression in the SPSS statistical software.</span></span></span></span><br> <br> <span style="line-height:normal"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span myriadpro-light="">Results:</span></b> <span myriadpro-light="">The mean total score of multicultural sensitivity was 3.64 &plusmn; 0.48. Also, the mean of multicultural sensitivity based on gender, residence, religion, bilingualism, semester, and field of study did not show a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05). The logistic regression model showed that gender and field of study could predict 3 to 6% of changes in multicultural sensitivity.</span></span></span></span><br> <br> <span style="line-height:normal"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span myriadpro-light="">Conclusion:</span></b> <span myriadpro-light="">The findings of this study showed that the multicultural sensitivity of students is favorable, despite their distance from the university environment. However, it is recommended to conduct training to make them more familiar with the cultural habits and health of Iranian ethnic groups.</span></span></span></span></span> حساسیت فرهنگی, پرستاری, دانشجوی پرستاری, کووید19 Multicultural sensitivity, Cultural Diversity, Nursing, Nursing Students,COVID-19 19 25 http://edujournal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-12-1601-1&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Zeynab Bakhteri زینب بختیاری bakhteari65@gmail.com 5300319475328460021093 5300319475328460021093 No Zanjan University of Medical Sciences علوم پزشکی زنجان Nasrin Hanifi نسرین حنیفی nasrinhanifi@yahoo.com 5300319475328460021094 5300319475328460021094 Yes Zanjan University of Medical Sciences دانشگاه علوم پزشکی زنجان Nasrin Jafari varjoshani نسرین جعفری ورجوشانی jafari_ns@yahoo.com 5300319475328460021095 5300319475328460021095 No Zanjan University of Medical Sciences دانشگاه علوم پزشکی زنجان