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http://dx.doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2017.23.1.1

Effects of Birth Control Empowerment Program for Married Immigrant Vietnamese Women in South Korea  

Kim, Jihyun (Department of Nursing, Daejeon University)
Kim, Nam Cho (College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea)
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Women's Health Nursing / v.23, no.1, 2017 , pp. 1-10 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: Aims of the researchers were to develop an birth control empowerment program (BCEP) designed to help married immigrant women in Korea to plan their pregnancies. Methods: This study was as a randomized controlled trial to verify the effects of the BCEP. The BCEP was developed based on Falk-Rafael (2001)'s Empowerment caring model. The program was offered once a week, for 90 minutes per session, for a total of 10 weeks. The BCEP incorporated group instruction, group discussion, and counseling. The eligible participants were randomly assigned to either experimental group (n=23) or control group (n=23). Results: Participants in the intervention group had significantly better outcomes in contraceptive knowledge (p<.001), contraceptive self-efficacy (p=.014), perceived contraceptive control (p<.001), sex-related spousal communication (p<.001), and sexual autonomy (p=.009). Conclusion: The BCEP was effective intervention method, which can promote family planning practices among married immigrant women.
Keywords
Contraception; Women; Immigrants;
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