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http://dx.doi.org/10.14373/JKDA.2012.18.1.030

Nutrition Knowledge and Need for a Dietary Education Program among Marriage Immigrant Women in Gyeongbuk Region  

Jeong, Mi-Jeong (Graduate School Education, Sookmyung Women's University)
Jung, Eun-Kyung (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University)
Kim, Ae-Jung (Dept. of Alternative Medicine, Graduate School Alternative Medicine, Kyonggi University)
Joo, Nami (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University)
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Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association / v.18, no.1, 2012 , pp. 30-42 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to provide basic materials and assistance for developing a nutritional education program targeting marriage immigrant women, and it was carried out on 86 female marriage immigrants living in the Gyeongbuk region. An average age of the female marriage immigrants who participated in this survey were 28.6 years, and their home countries were the Philippines (32.6%), Vietnam (29.1%), and so on. Exactly 59.3% of subjects had been married for 1~5 years, and 40.7% of the subjects had an education status of less than middle school graduation. The majority of them (65.1%) had one more children, and 51.2% of subjects were a part of a nuclear-family, with the husband's age between 40~49 years old (58.1%). Concern for nutrition label was significantly different according to number of children (P<0.01), period of marriage (P<0.001), and education level (P<0.05). It was demonstrated that a higher level of education was associated with a higher need to learn about nutritional information. Understanding nutritional facts and knowledge was significantly higher among the women with two children than no child (P<0.05), period of marriage >10 years than <1 year (P<0.01), and education level of college & university graduation than less than middle school (P<0.05). Sixty percent of the women surveyed participated in the education program of 'Korean language' as they were in their country, and the most preferred education program was 'Korean dietary life and culture' (39.5%). Regarding participation and educational method, the majority of subjects responded that they wanted to learn nutritional education in a cooking academy or school (52.9%) and public health center (34.1%).
Keywords
marriage immigrant women; nutritional education program; nutritional facts; food additives;
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