Question

1) To be a culturally competent public health professional with a diverse priority population, you must:

2) An investigator is interested in a behavioral intervention that will increase self-efficacy in participants. In which of the following conditions will self-efficacy be an effective intervention tool in reducing risky behavior and maintaining healthful behavior?

Answer 1

1. Cultural competence is needed to provide care to patients with diverse values, beliefs and behaviors. Culturally competent health care organizations have improved patient outcomes, increased respect and mutual understanding from patients, and increased participation from the local community. To be a culturally competent public health professional the following steps should be followed :-

- recognize that culture beyond the skin colour

- find out each patients cultural background

- determine your cultural effectiveness

- make the patient feel at home

- conduct culturally sensitive evaluation

- elicit patient expectation and preference

- understand your cultural identity.

2. Self efficacy is a person's belief in their capacity to successfully perform a task and achieve their goals . It is one of the most powerful motivational predictor of how a person can perform at almost any endeavour. Self efficacy will be an effective interventional tool in reducing risky behaviors such as :-

- heavy drinking and smoking

- using illicit drugs such as marijuana etc

- getting involved in risky sexual behaviours