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Kim, Baik, and Jeong: Development and Evaluation of Multilingual Education Materials to Promote Immigrant Women's Adaptation to Pregnancy
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Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2014; 20(4): 235-245.

Published online: 31 December 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2014.20.4.235

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

Kyung Won Kim1, Sung Hee Baik2, Geum Hee Jeong3

1Department of Nursing, Daegu Haany University, Daegu, Korea.

2Department of Nursing, Baekseok University, Cheonan, Korea.

3Division of Nursing, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea.

Corresponding author: Jeong, Geum Hee. Division of Nursing, Hallym University, 1 Hallymdaehak-gil, Chuncheon 200-702, Korea. Tel: +82-33-248-2713, Fax: +82-33-248-2734, ghjeong@hallym.ac.kr

Received 23 October 2014       Revised 13 November 2014       Accepted 24 November 2014

© 2014 Korean Society of Women Health Nursing

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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.

Keywords: Emigrants and immigrants, Health education, Multilingualism, Pregnancy, Prenatal education

Figures and Tables

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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Table 1
Categories of Education Materials by Roy Adaptation Mode
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Table 2
Composition of Education Materials on Guide to Healthy Pregnancy
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Table 3
Evaluation of Education Materials by Immigrant Women (N=160)
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Table 4
Difference in Evaluation Scores of Education Materials according to General Characteristics of Immigrant Women (N=160)
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Notes

This research was supported by Hallym University Research Fund, 2014(HRF-201405-015).

Summary Statement

▪ What is already known about this topic?
The number of immigrant women experiencing pregnancy and childbirth in Korea is increasing. These women face many challenges and there is a lack of relevant materials in their mother tongue.
▪ What this paper adds?
A systemic process was applied to develop and evaluate a booklet on healthy pregnancy for immigrant women, which was made available in the most common languages according to women's nationality (Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino, and Cambodian), as well as in Korean and English.
▪ Implications for practice, education and/or policy
The multi-language educational materials developed in this study can be used by nurses, physicians, and other staff in health centers across Korea, to promote the health of immigrant women during pregnancy.

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