Korean J Women Health Nurs.  2015 Mar;21(1):32-42. 10.4069/kjwhn.2015.21.1.32.

Factors Influencing Married Immigrant Women's Perceived Health Status: The National Survey of Multicultural Families 2012

• Yun JW
• Kang HS

• KMID: 2308168
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2015.21.1.32

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that influence married female immigrants' perceived health status.
METHODS
This study was a retrospective review of dataset from the 2012 National Multicultural Family Survey in Korea. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tests, an analysis of variance (ANOVA), Pearson correlation analysis, and multiple regression with the data of 3,014 married female immigrants.
RESULTS
Multiple regression analysis showed that demographic factors (age, education level, nationality, period of residency in Korea, and residential area), socio-economical factors (monthly family income, employment, support from the government for basic living, and Medicaid), social support factors (marital conflict, satisfaction with family relationships, some one to talk about self or family matters, meeting with homeland friend, and participation in community meeting), and immigration factors (life satisfaction, experience of social discrimination, and difficulties with living and using medical care) were associated with perceived health status.
CONCLUSION
It is important to pay closer attention to immigrant women who have low economic status, less social support, experience difficulties with living in Korea and using medical care. An effective support system for this population should be developed in order to help them successfully transition.

Keyword

Health status; Immigration; Women

MeSH Terms

Dataset
Demography
Education
Emigrants and Immigrants*
Emigration and Immigration
Employment
Ethnic Groups
Family Relations
Female
Friends
Humans
Internship and Residency
Korea
Retrospective Studies
Social Discrimination

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  Figure 1. Process of subjects selection.

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