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Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing (한국지역사회간호학회)
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Factors related with Health Literacy in Asian Immigrant Women in Korea

결혼이주여성의 건강문해력과 관련요인

  • An, Jisook (Division of Nursing Science, College of Health Sciences, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Kim, Hye-Ryun (Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs) ;
  • Yang, Sook Ja (Division of Nursing Science, College of Health Sciences, Ewha Womans University)
  • 안지숙 (이화여자대학교 건강과학대학 간호학부) ;
  • 김혜련 (한국보건사회연구원) ;
  • 양숙자 (이화여자대학교 건강과학대학 간호학부)
  • Received : 2013.08.14
  • Accepted : 2013.12.11
  • Published : 2013.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify health literacy levels of Asian immigrant women in Korea and factors related with health literacy in them among other sociodemographic characteristics. Methods: Data were drawn from 671 immigrant women who came from China, Vietnam, the Philippines, and other Asian countries (M age=$28.1{\pm}5.89$) using REALM-R, which consisted of 8 medical words and was translated into Korean (score range: 0~8). Data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 20.0 program for descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Scheff\acute{e} test and multiple regression. Results: The average score of health literacy was $5.0{\pm}2.61$. Time since immigration, country of origin, education level, and Korean language proficiency significantly predicted levels of health literacy in Asian immigrant women (adjusted R square=.200, p<.001). Conclusion: When health care professionals provide health care services and health education, they should consider levels of health literacy and factors related with health literacy in Asian immigrant women.

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