Authors : Misoon Jeon and Yoonyoung Hwang
Abstract: This study has been attempted to identify the effects of educational program on pre and postpartum self-care and parenting knowledge and efficacy in married immigrant women in South Korea. The data collection period and pre and postpartum self-care and parenting educational program were between April 4 and August 27, 2016. Twenty married immigrant women participated in 4 times parenting educational programs. Data were analyzed using frequency analysis, paired t-test and Cronbach’s alpha coefficients with the SPSS 18.0 for windows program. Following the programs there were significant increased in knowledge on pre and postpartum self-care (t = -2.31, p = 0.033) and parenting knowledge (t = -277, p = 0.012) and parenting efficacy t = -6.71, p<0.001). The correlation between the pre and postpartum self-care knowledge, parenting knowledge and parenting efficacy in the subjects showed that there was a highly positive correlation between the pre and postpartum self-care knowledge and parenting knowledge (r = 0.741, p<0.001), the pre and postpartum self-care knowledge and parenting efficacy (r = 0.797, p<0.001) and the parenting knowledge and parenting efficacy (r = 0.934, p<0.001). Various studies need to be performed to develop programs that can promote pre and postpartum self-care and parenting knowledge and parenting efficacy for this population by reducing the difficulties they face.
Misoon Jeon and Yoonyoung Hwang, 2018. Effect of an Educational Program on Pre and Postpartum Self-Care and Parenting Knowledge and Parenting Efficacy of Marriage Immigrant Women in South Korea. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 13: 1371-1375.