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Table 1 Cultural Competence Composite Scores, by Hospital Characteristics

From: How culturally competent are hospitals in Israel?

Variable

N

Median

CCCS

Average

CCCS

Significance level

ALL HOSPITALS

35

2.37

2.24

NA

Organizational Affiliation

 Government / Public

30

2.38

2.30

 

 Private

5

2.20

1.86

0.04

Accreditation Process

 Completed or initiated

10

2.40

2.32

 

 No involvement

25

2.29

2.03

.00

District

 South or Center

16

2.44

2.36

 

 North or Jerusalem

19

2.32

2.13

0.40

Peripherality Index

 Center (1 to 3)

18

2.39

2.26

 

 Periphery (4 or 5)

17

2.37

2.21

0.95

Hospital Size

 Medium-Large (400+ beds)

17

2.41

2.28

 

 Small (under 400 beds)

18

2.37

2.20

0.22

Sector

 General

29

2.41

2.26

 

 Arab

6

2.31

2.16

0.95

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Israel Journal of Health Policy Research

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