title: Predictors of the Health-Promoting Behaviors of Nepalese Migrant Workers.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Health-promoting behaviors assist individuals to prevent disease, promote health, increase longevity, and enjoy a better quality of life. A number of interpersonal, social, and environmental factors have been shown to influence health-promoting behaviors. Little empirical evidence exists about the predictors of health-promoting behaviors among migrant workers.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study uses Pender's health promotion model to describe and identify the predictors of health-promoting behaviors in Nepalese migrant workers in Korea.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional research design was used. Nepalese migrants who had been working in South Korea (n = 169) for over 6 months were surveyed between July and December 2012. Self-efficacy was measured using the Perceived Health Competence Scale, the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II was used to measure health-promoting lifestyle behaviors, and perceived health status was measured using a single-item question. Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Spiritual activity was the highest reported health-promoting behavior, whereas physical activity was the least practiced behavior. Self-efficacy was the only significant predictor of health-promoting behavior.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study suggest that future health-promoting interventions should enhance the self-efficacy of target populations for individual health behaviors. Factors such as working conditions, culture, and economic background that may affect the health-promoting behaviors of migrant workers must be considered when planning nursing interventions. Multicultural nursing structures and policies are needed to reach out proactively to all adult migrant groups.
authors.affiliation: 1PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Woosong University, South Korea 2PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University, South Korea.
authors.forename: Pratibha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bhandari
authors.forename: MiYoung
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009390:Nepal; D056910:Republic of Korea; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000523:psychology*