Effects of Birth Control Empowerment Program for Married Immigrant Vietnamese Women in South Korea.
10.4069/kjwhn.2017.23.1.1
- Author:
Jihyun KIM
1
;
Nam Cho KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Daejeon University, Daejeon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Randomized Controlled Trial ; Original Article
- Keywords:
Contraception;
Women;
Immigrants
- MeSH:
Asian Continental Ancestry Group*;
Contraception*;
Counseling;
Emigrants and Immigrants*;
Family Planning Services;
Female;
Humans;
Korea*;
Methods;
Parturition*;
Power (Psychology)*;
Pregnancy
- From:Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing
2017;23(1):1-10
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Aims of the researchers were to develop an birth control empowerment program (BCEP) designed to help married immigrant women in Korea to plan their pregnancies. METHODS: This study was as a randomized controlled trial to verify the effects of the BCEP. The BCEP was developed based on Falk-Rafael (2001)'s Empowerment caring model. The program was offered once a week, for 90 minutes per session, for a total of 10 weeks. The BCEP incorporated group instruction, group discussion, and counseling. The eligible participants were randomly assigned to either experimental group (n=23) or control group (n=23). RESULTS: Participants in the intervention group had significantly better outcomes in contraceptive knowledge (p<.001), contraceptive self-efficacy (p=.014), perceived contraceptive control (p<.001), sex-related spousal communication (p<.001), and sexual autonomy (p=.009). CONCLUSION: The BCEP was effective intervention method, which can promote family planning practices among married immigrant women.
