Myoung-Ae Choe; Myungsun Yi; Jung-An Choi; Gisoo Shin

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Health Knowledge, Health Promoting Behavior and Factors Influencing Health Promoting Behavior of North Korean Defectors in South Korea: Myoung-Ae Choe, Myungsun Yi, Jung-An Choi, Gisoo Shin; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2012;42(5):622-631.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2012.42.5.622
Published online: October 31, 2012

¹School of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.

²Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.

³Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Shin, Gisoo. Chung-Ang University, Red Cross College of Nursing, 8 Gyunggyojang-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-102, Korea. Tel: +82-2-3700-3670, Fax: +82-2-3700-3400, gisoo@cau.ac.kr

• Received: February 21, 2012 • Accepted: September 18, 2012

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Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to identify health knowledge, health promoting behavior and factors influencing health promoting behavior of North Korean defectors in South Korea.
Methods
Participants in this study were 410 North Korean defectors, over 20 years of age residing in Seoul. They were recruited by snowball sampling. Data were collected from April to June, 2010. Health knowledge, health promoting behavior, self-efficacy, perceived barriers to health promoting behavior and social support were measured by structured questionnaires, and perceived physical and mental health status were measured by one item with 10-point numeric rating scale. The data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, and multiple regression.
Results
Health knowledge, health promoting behavior, and perceived barriers to health promoting behavior were moderate while self-efficacy and social support were high. Factors influencing health promoting behavior of the participants were found to be self-efficacy, social support and perceived barrier to health promoting behavior.
Conclusion
The results of this study indicate that nursing intervention programs enhancing self-efficacy, social support and reducing perceived barriers to health promoting behavior need to be developed for North Korean defectors in South Korea.
Keywords: Democratic people's republic of Korea; Health knowledge; Health promotion; Health behavior; Self-efficacy

This study was supported by grants from the Institute for Peace and Unification Studies of Seoul National University in 2010.

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Table 1

Sociodemographic Characteristics of Participants (N=410)

Table 2

Health Knowledge of Participants (N=410)

AIDS=Acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

Table 3

Health Promoting Behavior, Perceived Health Status, Self-efficacy, Perceived Barriers to Health Promoting Behavior, and Social Support of Participants (N=410)

Table 4

Health Knowledge, Health Promoting Behavior, Perceived Health Status, Self-Efficacy, Perceived Barriers to Health Promoting Behavior, and Social Support by Sociodemographic Characteristics of Participants. (N=410)

^*p<.001.

Table 5

Factors Influencing Health Promoting Behavior of Participants (N=410)

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Health Knowledge, Health Promoting Behavior and Factors Influencing Health Promoting Behavior of North Korean Defectors in South Korea

J Korean Acad Nurs. 2012;42(5):622-631. Published online October 31, 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2012.42.5.622

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Health Knowledge, Health Promoting Behavior and Factors Influencing Health Promoting Behavior of North Korean Defectors in South Korea

Table 1

Sociodemographic Characteristics of Participants (N=410)

Table 2

Health Knowledge of Participants (N=410)

AIDS=Acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

Table 3

Health Promoting Behavior, Perceived Health Status, Self-efficacy, Perceived Barriers to Health Promoting Behavior, and Social Support of Participants (N=410)

Table 4

^*p<.001.

Table 5

Factors Influencing Health Promoting Behavior of Participants (N=410)

Table 1 Sociodemographic Characteristics of Participants (N=410)

Table 2 Health Knowledge of Participants (N=410)

AIDS=Acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

Table 3 Health Promoting Behavior, Perceived Health Status, Self-efficacy, Perceived Barriers to Health Promoting Behavior, and Social Support of Participants (N=410)

Table 4 Health Knowledge, Health Promoting Behavior, Perceived Health Status, Self-Efficacy, Perceived Barriers to Health Promoting Behavior, and Social Support by Sociodemographic Characteristics of Participants. (N=410)

^*p<.001.

Table 5 Factors Influencing Health Promoting Behavior of Participants (N=410)