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KMID : 0665420190340030325
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Korean Journal of Food Culture
2019 Volume.34 No. 3 p.325 ~ p.333
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Qualitative study of the adaptation process of dietary education program for married female immigrants using the normalization process theory
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Kim In-Seon
Hwang Ji-Yun
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Abstract
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This study was a qualitative investigation of the process of adaptation of nutrition education programs by married immigrant women who completed education programs for training of food citizen leaders. Focus group interviews of seven female married immigrants 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 (cognitive participants) programs 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 married 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 participants and collective action.
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KEYWORD
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Female immigrants, normalization process theory, dietary education, focus-group interview
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