- 조선족과 다른 출신국 여성결혼이민자의 건강문해력과 영향 요인 비교
- ㆍ 저자명
- 양숙자,지연경,안지숙,박민희,정선옥,Yang. Sook Ja,Chee. Yeon Kyung,An. Jisook,Park. Min Hee,Jung. Sunok
- ㆍ 간행물명
- 韓國保健看護學會誌
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2014년|28권 2호|pp.211-227 (17 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 한국보건간호학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
- ㆍ 주제분야
- 기타
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 $Sch{acute{e}}ffe$ post hoc test, and hierarchical regression. Results: Korean-Chinese women showed significantly higher levels of health literacy ($M=6.41{pm}1.07$), compared to their other immigrant counterparts ($M=4.55{pm}2.15$). 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.