| Characteristics | Categories | Japan n=144 | Korea n=107 | |||
| N(%) | Mean(±SD) (Range) | N(%) | Mean(±SD) (Range) | χ2 | ||
| Age | 20.93(±0.82) (20-24) | 21.54(±1.34) (20-26) | ||||
| Gender | 0.824 | |||||
| Male | 12(8.3) | 10(9.3) | ||||
| Female | 132(91.7) | 97(90.7) | ||||
| Grade | 0.524 | |||||
| 3 | 79(54.9) | 54(50.5) | ||||
| 4 | 65(45.1) | 53(49.5) | ||||
| Religion | ||||||
| Protestant | 1(0.7) | 15(14.0) | ||||
| Catholic | 1(0.7) | 4(3.7) | ||||
| Buddhism | 58(40.3) | 14(13.1) | ||||
| Islam | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | ||||
| Nothing | 75(52.1) | 73(68.3) | ||||
| Others | 2(1.4) | 1(0.9) | ||||
| No answer | 7(4.9) | 0(0.0) | ||||
| Experience of visiting abroad | p<0.001* | |||||
| Yes | 85(59.0) | 86(80.4) | ||||
| No | 59(41.0) | 21(19.6) | ||||
| Ability to speak foreign languages | ||||||
| Very Fluent | 2(1.4) | 1(0.9) | ||||
| Fluent | 0(0.0) | 5(4.7) | ||||
| able to speak simple conversation | 31(21.5) | 57(53.3) | ||||
| Poor | 53(36.8) | 27(25.2) | ||||
| Very poor | 52(36.1) | 14(13.1) | ||||
| Unable to speak | 6(4.2) | 3(2.8) | ||||
| Experience to interact with foreigners | p<0.001* | |||||
| Yes | 115(79.9) | 54(50.5) | ||||
| No | 29(20.1) | 52(48.6) | ||||
| No answer | 0(0.0) | 1(0.9) | ||||
| Foreign friends | 0.045* | |||||
| Yes | 46(31.9) | 22(20.6) | ||||
| No | 97(67.4) | 85(79.4) | ||||
| No answer | 1(0.7) | 0(0.0) | ||||
| Opportunity to learn cultural diversity | 0.011* | |||||
| Yes | 110(76.4) | 98(91.6) | ||||
| No | 28(19.4) | 9(8.4) | ||||
| No answer | 6(4.2) | 0(0.0) | ||||
| Opportunity to learn international nursing | p<0.001* | |||||
| Yes | 141(97.9) | 28(26.2) | ||||
| No | 2(1.4) | 77(72.0) | ||||
| No answer | 1(0.7) | 2(1.9) | ||||
| experience to interact with foreign patients during the clinical practicum | p<0.001* | |||||
| Yes | 13(9.0) | 56(52.3) | ||||
| No | 131(91.0) | 49(45.8) | ||||
| No answer | 0(0.0) | 2(1.9) | ||||
| Career goal | ||||||
| Registered Nurse | 108(75.0) | 91(85.0) | ||||
| Midwife | 13(9.0) | 0(0.0) | ||||
| Public Health Nurse | 7(4.9) | 6(5.7) | ||||
| School Nurse | 14(9.7) | 1(0.9) | ||||
| others | 2(1.4) | 9(8.4) | ||||
| A chance to provide care for foreign patients in the future at your workplace as a nurse | 0.001* | |||||
| Yes | 121(84.0) | 104(97.2) | ||||
| No | 23(16.0) | 3(2.8) | ||||