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KMID : 0613820100200060894
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Journal of Life Science
2010 Volume.20 No. 6 p.894 ~ p.901
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Obstetrical & Gynecological Health Status and Body Composition of Married Immigrant Women in Busan
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Kim Dong-Hee
Park Hyoung-Sook
Bae Kyung-Eui
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to examine obstetrical & gynecological health status and body composition for married female immigrants. The participants were 154 immigrant women living in Busan. Data were collected from July 2008 to July 2009 using a questionnaire and a bioelectrical impedance analysis tool (Inbody 720) for analysis of body composition. Most subjects were in the normal range for body composition, but some of those who answered the questionnaire had experienced some gynecological problems such as dysmenorrhea, or irregular menstruation. There was a significant difference in experiences with in vitro fertilization, pregnancy and abortion according to age and in premensturaion syndrome, as well as differences in regulation of menstruation during the past year, leukorrhea odor, experiences in in vitro fertilization, and delivery and breastfeeding according to nationality. There were significant differences in body mass index and waist?hip ratio according to age, as well as differences in percent body fat, body mass index and waist?hip ratio according to nationality. There were also significant differences in body mass index and waist?hip ratio according to period of stay in Korea. Procreative care protocols concerning married female immigrants" characteristics should be developed.
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KEYWORD
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Immigrant women, health status, body composition
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