Female immigrants who came to Korea to marry have different health problems and health-behavior patterns from those women who were born and raised in Korea [29e31]. Health problems in these immigrant women are also dissimilar to those of immigrant women in different countries, such that immigrants in Korea manage more reproductive health issues at early stages after arrival [9,31,32]. Although systematic evaluations of physical functioning, mental health, and health behaviors have been a part of research on immigrant health in other countries [33], only recently have inquiries regarding health status and related outcomes among married female immigrants occurred in Korea [8,34]. In this article, we examine health status and health behaviors, and their effects on depression among married female immigrants in Korea.