Korean J Women Health Nurs.  2014 Dec;20(4):235-245. 10.4069/kjwhn.2014.20.4.235.

Development and Evaluation of Multilingual Education Materials to Promote Immigrant Women's Adaptation to Pregnancy

• Kim KW
• Baik SH
• Jeong GH

• KMID: 2308157
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2014.20.4.235

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was done to develop and evaluate multilingual education materials to promote health and adaptation to pregnancy for immigrant women in Korea.
METHODS
This study had three procedures: First, contents of the education materials were developed according to pregnant women's needs, literature reviews, and group discussion. Details in contents were constructed based on Roy's adaptation model; Second, validity verification and translation of education materials were accomplished; Third, evaluation of the education materials was done through a survey of immigrant women.
RESULTS
The education materials were developed in six languages (Korean, English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino, and Cambodian). The title is "Healthy mother, happy family: eight-step guide to a healthy pregnancy". It was composed of an eight-step guide to healthy pregnancy, self-examination check list, websites for childbirth education and information, and guidelines on education materials in a brochure. In the evaluation, the average response score for the questionnaire items was high (3.23 on a four-point Likert scale). The average score for Cambodian immigrants was the highest of all immigrant women.
CONCLUSION
Multilingual education materials developed in this research will help community health nurses to manage pregnancies for immigrant women and will be useful for health education for these women.

Keyword

Emigrants and immigrants; Health education; Multilingualism; Pregnancy; Prenatal education

MeSH Terms

Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Education*
Emigrants and Immigrants*
Female
Health Education
Humans
Korea
Mothers
Multilingualism
Nurses, Community Health
Pamphlets
Pregnancy*
Prenatal Education
Surveys and Questionnaires
Self-Examination

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  Figure 1 Flow chart of study design.

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  Figure 2 Education materials on eight-step guide to healthy pregnancy.

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