• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.325-333
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• 2019

This study was a qualitative investigation of the process of adaptation of nutrition education programs by marriage immigrant women who completed education programs for training of food citizen leaders. Focus group interviews of seven marriage immigrant women from Vietnam, China, Mongolia and Russia were conducted and analyzed based on the Normalization Process Theory (NPT). Participants were aware of the purpose of the education program (coherence) and their confidence in organizing and reconstructing the knowledge of nutrition was increased after education (reflexive monitoring). However, they had difficulties attending long-term education programs (cognitive participation) and overcoming language barriers (collective action). Although the program was beneficial for the participants in that they could apply acquired nutrition knowledge to their everyday life as food citizen leaders, the continuous monitoring and feed-back system (management), customized application, and consideration of personal and social factors need to be developed and facilitated. In addition, various programs targeting marriage immigrant women may increase economic independence of these women. The NPT proved beneficial in conceptualizing the barriers and facilitators to implementing nutrition education. The successful implementation of nutrition intervention needs special support to overcome barriers to cognitive participation and collective action.

• 한국주거학회논문집
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.29-42
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• 2012

It is common that most countries focus on the development of their capital cities. As a result, other areas do not develop as well as capital cities. Some areas even develop into a kind of distressed community. This leads to the outflow of population and also difficulties for remaining people in these areas. Under such social background, international marriages are on the increase in rural areas and small and medium-sized cities, causing many problems in connection with that. Many researches on multi-cultural families had been conducted recently, but most of them approached their studies from the viewpoint of social welfare. The physical, economical and cultural environments of multi-cultural families are closely connected to each other. Therefore it is necessary to study these families from a holistic point of view. Therefore the purpose of the research is to study the living conditions and the potential needs of married female immigrants in an in-depth and holistic way. The direction of residential planning for multi-families is also provided. To do that, there are three stages of the research which are theoretical review, preliminary survey and main survey. Methods of literature review, workshop, and questionnaire are used. Based on the results of the research, recommendations for the direction of multi-cultural families residential planning are provided. Physically, living-room, bedroom, kitchen and toilet should be adjusted based on their needs. Socially, the feelings of alienation and exclusion should be reduced for married female immigrants. Economically, it is necessary to find a way to make sure that the second generations of multi-cultural families do not inherit poverty from their parents. Culturally, it is important to consider the different needs of immigrants and to embrace their own culture.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.260-265
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• 2011

The objectives of this study were to develop a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for Vietnamese female immigrants in Korea and to evaluate the validity of the FFQ. A total of 80 food items were selected in developing the FFQ according to consumption frequency, the contribution of energy and other nutrients, and the cooking methods based on one-day 24 hour recall (24HR) from 918 Vietnamese female immigrants between November 2006 and November 2007. The FFQ was validated by comparison with 24HR of 425 Vietnamese female immigrants between November 2008 and August 2009. The absolute nutrient intake calculated from the FFQ was higher than that estimated by 24HR for most nutrients. The correlation coefficients between 24HR and FFQ ranged from 0.10 (vitamin C) - 0.36 (energy) for crude intake, 0.05 (vitamin E) - 0.32 (calcium) for per 1000 kcal, and 0.08 (zinc) - 0.34 (calcium) for energy-adjusted, respectively. More than 70% of subjects were classified into the same or adjacent agreement groups for nutrients other than fiber, sodium, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin E, while less than 10% of subjects were classified into complete disagreement groups. We conclude that the FFQ appears to be an acceptable tool for estimating nutrient intake and dietary patterns of Vietnamese female immigrants in Korea. Future studies to validate the FFQ using various biomarkers or other dietary assessment methods are needed.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.865-872
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• 2015

Objectives: The purpose of the study is to investigate the oral health characteristics of the multicultural international marriage women in Gimcheon, Gyeongbuk in Korea. Methods: The subjects were 73 multicultural international marriage women in Gimcheon, Gyeongbuk in Korea. The study methods consisted of direct interview with the subjects and oral examination through dental mirror and head lamp by one dentist and two dental hygienists. The questionnaire included the use of medical services, oral health education experience, subjective oral health awareness, toothbrushing, and sociodemographical characteristics of the subjects. Results: There were significant correlations between the subjective oral health awareness, oral health behavior and DMFT index. The subjective oral health awareness significantly changed after the international marriage in Korea. The recognition of subjective oral health status significantly improved after the oral health education by the dentist and the dental hygienist. Conclusions: The subjective oral health status of the international marriage women improved significantly after immigration into Korea. Therefore, Korean government should try to provide the better medical services to the international marriage women and protect their human rights as Korean immigrants on the basis of the Law.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.17-33
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• 2021

Korean society is changing into multicultural society with increasing international marriage and immigrant influx. The increasing number of immigrants in Korean society suggests the necessity of social and economic integration of people with diverse cultural backgrounds. We study the entrepreneurial intention of multicultural immigrant. Cultural intelligence is closely related with sustainable value and belief to their eagerness in surviving of the 2nd country. Cultural intelligence is the individual's capability to function or manage effectively in different cultural settings or in multicultural settings. It is assumed that the cultural intelligence of multicultural immigrant might affect the entrepreneurial intention. Based on the theory of planned behavior, we set up the research model. 243 usable responses of multicultural immigrants in Korea were analyzed. Our findings suggest that cultural intelligence positively affected entrepreneurial intention by affecting subjective norm and perceived behavior control. This study contributed the study of the entrepreneurial intention and multicultural immigrant.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.358-366
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• 2016

본 연구는 광주지역에 거주하는 결혼이주여성 83명을 대상으로 일반적 특성, 신체 계측 및 혈압측정, 식품 및 영양소 섭취량을 조사하여 결혼이주 여성의 영양섭취상태 및 건강 관련 요인을 파악하기 위해 수행되었다. 연구대상자의 평균연령은 31세였으며 한국 평균거주기간은 5.3년이었고 연령 분포는 20~29세가 40명 (48.2%), 30~49세가 43명 (51.8%) 이었다. 조사대상자의 평균체중은 53.7 kg, 평균 신장은 156.3 cm 였으며, 거주기간이 5년 이상인 그룹이 5년 미만인 그룹에 비해 체중, BMI, 체지방률, 이완기 혈압 등이 유의적으로 높았다. 24시간 회상법을 통해 식품군 섭취량을 분석한 결과 20~29세 그룹에 비해 30~49세 그룹의 채소류 섭취량이 유의적으로 높았으나, 국민건강영양조사에 의한 같은 연령대의 우리나라 여성과 비교하면 과일류, 육류, 당류 섭취량이 낮고 계란류, 어패류, 우유 및 유제품류의 섭취량이 높은 편이었다. 영양소 섭취상태를 살펴보면 총 에너지섭취량은 1,641.0 kcal였으며 20대 조사대상자의 85.0%가 에너지필요 추정량 이하로 에너지를 섭취하였으며, 30~40대의 76.7%가 에너지필요추정량 이하로 섭취하였고, 칼슘, 아연, 비타민 A, 비타민 $B_6$, 비타민 C, 엽산 등은 조사대상자의 50% 이상이 평균필요량 미만으로 섭취하였다. 20대 그룹에 비해 30~40대 그룹이 비만한 경향을 나타냈으나 식품섭취량에 차이가 없었으며, 오히려 채소 섭취량이 유의적으로 많았으며 식생활과의 관련성이 적었다. 조사대상자를 거주기간으로 구분하여 비교하면 거주기간이 5년 이하인 그룹이 5년 이상 거주 그룹에 비해 콜레스테롤의 섭취량이 유의적으로 높았으며, 콜레스테롤 섭취량이 계란이나 우유와 상관관계가 있는 것으로 조사되었다. 본 연구대상자의 평균 연령은 30세로 비교적 젊고 건강하여 한국 이주 후의 식생활 변화에 의한 건강상의 변화에 큰 영향이 나타나지는 않은 것으로 생각된다. 우리나라 결혼이주여성의 영양섭취상태는 사회 경제적 여건 등과 같은 다양한 요인에 의해 영향을 받기 때문에 결혼이주 여성의 올바른 식생활 정착 및 다양하고 경제적이며 건강한 식품선택을 위한 교육이 필요함을 알 수 있었다. 특히 결혼 이주 여성의 식생활에 영향을 미치는 다양한 요인에 대응할 수 있는 맞춤형 교육이 필요하며, 인터넷 등의 교육매체를 적극 활용해야 될 것으로 생각된다. 주부의 건강한 식품선택과 올바른 영양관리는 가족전체의 식품섭취와 영양상태에 직접 영향을 미치며 건강한 사회의 초석이 되므로 결혼이주여성에 대한 장기적이고 적극적인 영양교육이 필요하다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제22권12호
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• pp.1631-1638
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• 2018

오늘 날 한국사회는 세계화와 함께 빠른 이주민의 증가를 경험하고 있다. 특히, 급격히 증가하는 국제결혼과 다문화가족의 확대는 한국사회 내 이주민의 사회 적응과 통합 문제를 제기하게 되었다. 이에 본 연구는 이주민의 사회통합과 정보서비스 및 기술교육 서비스와의 관계에 주목하였다. 결혼이주여성에 대한 서베이조사를 활용하여 이들의 삶의 만족과 고용형태에 정보서비스 및 기술교육이 어떠한 영향을 주는가를 다항 및 로짓 회귀분석을 통해 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 사회서비스를 사용한 경험은 삶의 만족에 긍정적인 영향을 보이고 있다. 즉 정보서비스 및 기술교육의 경험은 결혼이주여성의 고용기회를 확대하였으며 그들의 창업 혹은 취업의지를 증가시키는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 한국사회 결혼이주여성의 사회통합을 위해 정보서비스, 기술교육프로그램 및 기술교육서비스의 제공이 중요한 역할을 수행함을 보여준다.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.198-210
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• 2015

Purpose: This study was to develop a health promotion program for marriage immigrant women and to evaluate its efficacy. Methods: The health promotion program was comprised of eight 100-minute weekly sessions. Each session included understanding of health responsibility, nutrition, physical activity, interpersonal relations, stress management, and self actualization. The research was conducted under the principles of nonequivalent control group pretest-post test design. The outcome variables were health promoting behavior, health status, acculturation, self efficacy, and perceived barrier. The participants were 15 immigrant women in the experimental group and 16 in the control group. Data was analyzed using ${\chi}^2$ test, Fisher's exact test, Mann Whitney U-test and Wilcoxon signed rank test. Results: There was a significant improvement in health promoting behaviors (U=-3.08, p=.002), left shoulder flexibility (U=-3.02, p=.003), right shoulder flexibility (U=-3.02, p=.003), low back flexibility (U=-3.37, p=.001), social health status (U=-3.38 p=.001) and subjective health status (U=-2.17 p=.030) in the experimental group compared to the control group. Conclusion: The health promotion program for marriage immigrant women was an effective intervention for improving health promoting behavior, physical health status, social health, and subjective health status. Therefore, the developed health promotion program needs to be applied to married immigrant women in other kinds nursing care settings in future research.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.76-83
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to analyze meal management behaviors for Korea dietary acculturation among multicultural families in Korea. The study compared differences in meal management behaviors among 90 multicultural families. Results of the study were as follows: cultural adaptation to Korea got higher with increasing age; marriage immigrants with longer marriage duration and with children showed higher cultural adaptation to Korea. Regarding food value of marriage immigrant women, 'eating favorite food' was the highest in the 20s, while 'satisfaction with Korean dietary lifestyle' was high in Chinese and in those with longer residency. Most of them replied 'myself' for the meal manager of their multicultural family. When surveyed on major difficulties in Korean meal management, existence of children showed significant difference for 'cooking', and period of residency and existence of children made significant difference for 'taste'. In conclusion, meal management behavior of multicultural families was influenced by socioeconomic factors. Further research is needed for more quantitative analysis and understanding of the effect of dietary patterns on nutritional status and quality of life in multicultural families.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.695-704
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• 2010

Purpose: This study was done to develop a model which explains factors influencing health promotion behavior in women who immigrate to Korea for marriage, and to verify the appropriateness of the model. Methods: The participants were 300 women who immigrate to Korea for marriage and settled in located in Jeonbuk Province, Korea. The data were collected with self-report questionnaires from October 10, 2007 through November 10, 2007. A total of 271 data sets were analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 12.0 and Amos 7.0 version. Results: Immigrant women's social support, self-efficacy, perceived health status, acculturation, and perceived barrier had an impact on their health promotion behavior. Social support was the most influential factor. All of these variables together explained 49% of the variance in health promotion behavior in immigrant women married to Korean men. Conclusion: In order to increase the health promotion behavior in immigrant women, intervention strategies to increase social support and self-efficacy for immigrant women should be developed.