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Table 1 Comparison on the knowledge of Yezidi culture among aid workers in Iraqi Kurdistan

From: Humanitarian aid workers’ knowledge of minority cultures in Iraqi Kurdistan

Question

Significance

Mean rank

No Yezidi experience

Yezidi experience

1: The foods restricted in Yezidi culture.

p < .001

12.29

24.55

2: The Yezidi eating rituals and fasting practices.

p = .002

13.00

23.18

7: The Yezidi perception and treatment of persons with physical disabilities

p = .029

18.98

11.77

8: Yezidi indigenous healing practices for mental illnesses.

p = .033

18.98

11.77

9: Yezidis conceptualization of mental disorders.

p = .045

18.83

12.05

18: Most respectful and disrespectful behaviors in the Yezidi culture.

p = .001

20.17

9.50

20: The acceptable proximity in communication with Yezidis.

p = .010

19.48

10.82

21: Physical contact in the Yezidi culture.

p = .025

19.07

11.59