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Effects of an Infection Prevention Education Program in Infant and Child for Married Immigrant Vietnamese Women

Ji-young Seo1, Eun Young Kim2
Korean Journal of Adult Nursing 2013;25(4):422-431.
Published online: August 31, 2013

1Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Ajou University, Suwon, Korea.

2Department of Nursing, Gwangju University, Gwangju, Korea.

Corresponding author: Kim, Eun Young. Department of Nursing, Gwangju University, 277 Hyodeok-ro, Nam-gu, Gwangju 503-703, Korea. Tel: +82-62-670-2908, Fax: +82-62-670-2058, eykim@gwangju.ac.kr
• Received: April 4, 2013   • Revised: July 31, 2013   • Accepted: August 9, 2013

© 2013 Korean Society of Adult Nursing

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  • Purpose
    This study was conducted to examine the impact of infection prevention program on the knowledge and performance among married Vietnamese immigrant women an infant or child.
  • Methods
    A non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. Participants were 53 Vietnamese women with an infant or a child in G city. The treatment (n=25) received an infection prevention program series that included eight sessions over a four week period with four time through telephone interviews a weekly intervals. Data were collected between October 26 and December 14, 2012, and were analyzed Chi-square, t-test, and repeated measure analysis of variance with SPSS/WIN 18.0.
  • Results
    The treatment group reported significantly higher scores in infection prevention knowledge (F=43.98, p<.001) and infection prevention performance (F-92.61, p<.001) at four and eight weeks following the treatment as compared to the control group.
  • Conclusion
    Results suggest that an infection prevention program is beneficial in increasing knowledge and performance to prevent infection.
  • Key Words: Immigrant; Infection control; Education; Knowledge; Practice

This manuscript is a revision of the first author's master's thesis from Seonam University.

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Table 1

Homogeneity Test of General Characteristics between Experimental and Control Group (N=53)

kjan-25-422-i001.jpg

Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

†Fisher's exact test.

Table 2

Homogeneity Test Dependent Variables between Experimental and Control Group (N=53)

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Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

Table 3

Comparison of Knowledge between Two Groups across Three Different Time Periods (N=53)

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Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

Table 4

Comparison of Performance between Two Groups across Three Different Time Periods (N=53)

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Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

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    Homogeneity Test of General Characteristics between Experimental and Control Group (N=53)

    Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

    †Fisher's exact test.

    Homogeneity Test Dependent Variables between Experimental and Control Group (N=53)

    Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

    Comparison of Knowledge between Two Groups across Three Different Time Periods (N=53)

    Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

    Comparison of Performance between Two Groups across Three Different Time Periods (N=53)

    Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.
    Table 1 Homogeneity Test of General Characteristics between Experimental and Control Group (N=53)

    Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

    †Fisher's exact test.

    Table 2 Homogeneity Test Dependent Variables between Experimental and Control Group (N=53)

    Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

    Table 3 Comparison of Knowledge between Two Groups across Three Different Time Periods (N=53)

    Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

    Table 4 Comparison of Performance between Two Groups across Three Different Time Periods (N=53)

    Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

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