外籍新娘的健康評估－－以新店市為例

An Assessment of the Health of Foreign Brides in Hsin-Tien County

台閩地區外籍新娘日益增多，逐漸成為本地的人力資源，但是語言、文化的隔閡常讓身負家庭照護之責的他們，無法有效的處理健康問題，因此展開全面性的健康評估，協助瞭解其健康需求是很重要的課題。本文以“社群為夥伴”的模式探討台北縣新店市外籍新娘群體的健康照護需求。透過文獻查證、掃街、訪談、焦點團體討論等過程，瞭解到本群體分別有孕期保健、生育計劃、產後保健與哺育、不孕等健康問題。另外，家人身心障礙、先天性疾患、慢性病所衍生的照護問題也是重要的健康議題！根據調查的結果得知，外籍新娘健康需求除了要考慮共同性之外，個別性需求亦要仔細釐清，唯有如此才能提供適切的護理服務。

The numbers of foreign brides are increasing and they have become a major source of caregivers to families in Taiwan. Because of cultural and linguistic barriers, however, they may not be able to handle either their own health needs or those of the families for which they work effectively. A comprehensive assessment of their own health needs is therefore the first step to solving these problems. The purpose of this paper was to understand the health care needs of foreign brides in Hsin-Tien County, using the model of the community as partner. Data were collected by means of literature review, windshield survey, interviews, and focus group discussion. The results showed that prenatal, postpartum and baby care, and infertility were their primary health care needs. In addition, mental disability in the family, congenital disease, and chronic disease were important issues. In conclusion, community health nurses need to be concerned not only with common needs, but also with the individual health needs of foreign brides in order to provide comprehensive family health care.