title: [Effects of a Customized Birth Control Program for Married Immigrant Postpartum Mothers].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was conducted to develop a customized birth control program and identify its effects on attitude, subjective norm, behavioral control, intention, and behavior of contraception among immigrant postpartum mothers.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this experimental study, Vietnamese, Filipino or Cambodian married immigrant postpartum mothers were recruited. They were assigned to the experiment group (n=21) or control group (n=21). The customized birth control program was provided to the experimental group for 4 weeks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The experimental group showed a significant increase in the score of attitude, subjective norm, behavioral control, intention, and behavior of contraception.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings in this study indicate that the customized postpartum birth control program, a systematic and integrative intervention program composed of customized health education, counseling and telephone monitoring, is able to provide effective planning for postpartum health promotion and birth control behavior practice in married immigrant women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Jinju Health College, Jinju, Korea.
authors.forename: So Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea. css4214@gnu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: So Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003267:Contraception; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003376:Counseling; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008393:Marriage; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D049590:Postpartum Period; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013689:Telephone
keywords: Birth Control; Immigrant; Postpartum; Women