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- Title
Health of International Marriage Immigrant Women in South Korea: A Systematic Review.
- Authors
Ahn, Jeong-Ah; Roh, Eun Ha; Song, Ju-Eun; Kim, Tiffany
- Abstract
International marriage migration is now one of the most prominent forms of migration in Asia, and the number of women migrating to South Korea for marriage has increased dramatically in the last two decades. In this article, we provide a systematic review regarding the health status and health-related issues of international marriage immigrant women. The literature search identified 620 articles, of which 53 studies are presented in the article. Three overarching categories including six subcategories were identified according to the research focus; ‘Environmental factors of health’ including social support and barriers, ‘Health status’ including physical, psychological and social health, and quality of life as ‘Outcome of health’. Overall women immigrants by marriage showed relatively poor health outcomes. Social support was an important factor affecting the health status and quality of life in this population. We offer recommendations to develop and implement culturally and linguistically appropriate health promoting programs for international marriage immigrant women in South Korea.
- Subjects
ASIA; SOUTH Korea; CINAHL database; DATABASES; HEALTH services accessibility; HEALTH status indicators; IMMIGRANTS; MARRIAGE; MARRIED women; MEDLINE; META-analysis; RESEARCH funding; WOMEN'S health; SYSTEMATIC reviews; GOVERNMENT policy; DATA analysis software
- Publication
Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health, 2018, Vol 20, Issue 3, p717
- ISSN
1557-1912
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10903-017-0604-6