결혼이주여성의 건강문해력과 관련요인

• Published in: 지역사회간호학회지 Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 377 - 387
• Main Authors: 안지숙, 김혜련, 양숙자, An, Jisook, Kim, Hye-Ryun, Yang, Sook Ja
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 한국지역사회간호학회 01.12.2013
• Subjects: 간호학
• ISSN: 1225-9594; 2288-4203
• DOI: 10.12799/jkachn.2013.24.4.377

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify health literacy levels of Asian immigrant women in Korea and factors related with health literacy in them among other sociodemographic characteristics. Methods: Data were drawn from 671 immigrant women who came from China, Vietnam, the Philippines, and other Asian countries (M age=$28.1{\pm}5.89$) using REALM-R, which consisted of 8 medical words and was translated into Korean (score range: 0~8). Data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 20.0 program for descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Scheff\acute{e} test and multiple regression. Results: The average score of health literacy was $5.0{\pm}2.61$. Time since immigration, country of origin, education level, and Korean language proficiency significantly predicted levels of health literacy in Asian immigrant women (adjusted R square=.200, p<.001). Conclusion: When health care professionals provide health care services and health education, they should consider levels of health literacy and factors related with health literacy in Asian immigrant women.