A Parent Said, "My Child Had Mal Ojo, So I

A parent said, "My child had mal ojo, so I did not give her the medicine for an ear infection." The nursing diagnosis of noncompliance was documented by the nurse who saw the child last. A culturally competent nurse would analyze that the situation occurred because of:

A) lack of knowledge of therapeutic regimen.
B) differences in perceptions of how illness occurs.
C) evidence of unconscious hostility toward the child.
D) a misunderstanding about the communicability of microbes.