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KMID : 0379720140280020211
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
2014 Volume.28 No. 2 p.211 ~ p.227
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Health Literacy and Its Associated Factors in Korean-Chinese and Other Asian Immigrant Women in Korea
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Yang Sook-Ja
Chee Yeon-Kyung
An Ji-Sook
Park Min-Hee
Jung Sun-Ok
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare health literacy levels of Asian immigrant women and factors associated with health literacy focusing on Korean-Chinese and other Asian immigrants in Korea.
Methods: Data were drawn from 258 immigrant women, comprising 56 Korean-Chinese and 202 other immigrants from the Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, Cambodia, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Taiwan, and Han-Chinese. The Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine ? Short Form (REALM-SF) was used to assess health literacy, which consisted of seven medical words in Korean (behavior, exercise, menopause, rectal, antibiotics, anemia, and jaundice). Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA with Scheffe post hoc test, and hierarchical regression.
Results: Korean-Chinese women showed significantly higher levels of health literacy (M=6.41±1.07), compared to their other immigrant counterparts (M=4.55±2.15). While Korean-Chinese women with longer time since immigration (p=.048) reported higher health literacy, for other immigrants, those living with children (p<.001), longer time since immigration (p=.011), and greater Korean language proficiency (p=.004) showed an association with higher health literacy.
Conclusion: When providing health care services and health education, health care professionals should consider differences in levels of health literacy and factors associated with health literacy among Korean Chinese and other immigrants.
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KEYWORD
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Emigrants and Immigrants, Women, Health literacy
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