Sarah Choi|Elizabeth Rush|Shayna L. Henry
Health Literacy in Korean Immigrants at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
University of California, Irvine|University of California, Irvine|University of California, Irvine
rising incidence type 2 diabetes dm korean immigrants highlighted need better prevention efforts health literacy important predictor utilization preventative health measures however little known health literacy korean immigrants study examined dm risk factors sample 145 atrisk korean immigrants level health literacy associations health literacy dm risk factors findings indicated high prevalence dm risk factors low level health literacy sample health literacy correlated english proficiency acculturation lower waist hip ratios among participants lower blood glucose levels among highly acculturated participants korean immigrants less acculturated may lower health literacy acculturated thus linguistically culturally sensitive health education incorporated diabetes prevention efforts