The Relationship Between Cultural Intelligence and Cultural Competence of Students of Nursing and Midwifery During COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to determine the relationship between cultural intelligence and cultural competence (CC) of the school of nursing and midwifery students from the Zanjan University of Medical Sciences in 2020-2021. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 245 from 600 nursing and midwifery students of the Zanjan University of Medical Sciences from November 24, 2020, to March 18, 2021. Data were collected using three questionnaires of demographic information, Cultural Intelligence Scale, and The Nurse Cultural Competence Scale. Data analysis was done through Pearson's test and the logistic regression model using SPSS Version 22. RESULTS: The response rate was 40.83%. The results showed that the total score of cultural intelligence had a strong positive relationship with CC (r = 0.88). Also, the logistic regression model showed that the cultural intelligence variable could predict nursing and midwifery students’ CC (B = 0.1, P = .013). CONCLUSION: It is recommended to pay more attention to increasing the cultural intelligence and CC of nursing and midwifery students.