Associations of Providers' Language and Cultural Skills With Latino Parents' Perceptions of Well-Child Care

Language concordance was not associated with parental reports of quality of well-child care. Provider self-perceived cultural competency was associated with higher scores in domains related to how content is delivered-that is, helpful and family-centered. The language-cultural competency summary score was associated with discussion of sensitive topics. These findings indicate that provider characteristics other than language concordance have greater association with quality of care and may offer opportunities to strengthen cultural competency, even among monolingual providers.