Child Health Nurs Res.  2017 Oct;23(4):515-524. 10.4094/chnr.2017.23.4.515.

Effects of the Culturally Sensitive Education of Perinatal Care on Knowledge, Skills, and Self-Efficacy among Korean Husbands and Vietnamese Wives

• Kim Y
• Cho KC

• KMID: 2394637
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2017.23.4.515

Abstract

PURPOSE
The study was undertaken to see whether the culturally sensitive education for perinatal care using a face to face approach improves understanding of spouse's culture, knowledge of pregnancy and parenting skills, and self-efficacy among Korean husbands and Vietnamese wives.
METHODS
This study has a pre- and post-test study design conducted in a total of 13 couples who live in Seoul and agreed to participate. The education program consisted of lecture and hands on practice. The self-administered questionnaires and the checklist developed based on the educational purpose were used to assess the education effects.
RESULTS
The knowledge scores on Korean/Vietnamese culture, pregnancy and parenting skills as well as the performance scores on hand washing, pelvic strengthening, feedings and newborn bathing techniques were significantly improved in both husbands and wives after education, but pelvic floor exercises were improved only in wives.
CONCLUSION
Overall, the individual education for culturally sensitive perinatal care was effective in our study participants.

Keyword

Perinatal care; Knowledge; Skill; Self-efficacy; Vietnamese

MeSH Terms

Asian Continental Ancestry Group*
Baths
Checklist
Education*
Exercise
Family Characteristics
Hand
Hand Disinfection
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Parenting
Parents
Pelvic Floor
Perinatal Care*
Pregnancy
Seoul
Spouses*