Table 6

Somatic complaints at the beginning and end of the intervention

Somatic symptom group

Manipur

Nagaland

Total


Pre

(SD)

Post

(SD)

p value

Pre

(SD)

Post

(SD)

p value

Pre

(SD)

Post

(SD)

p value


Pain

8.6

(2.9)

7.4

(3.2)

NS

n = 26

10.0

(1.7)

8.7

(2.4)

= 0.04

n = 16

9.3

(2.5)

7.9

(3.0)

<0.01

n = 42

Sensory sensations

16.9

(6.1)

15.6

(5.4)

NS

n = 16

16.0

(4.7)

12.0

(3.5)

= 0.01

n = 8

16.7

(5.6)

14.5

(5.1)

NS

n = 24

Bodily functions

7.0

(2.9)

6.2

(2.5)

NS

n = 23

7.5

(3.6)

7.6

(1.9)

NS

n = 8

7.1

(3.0)

6.6

(2.4)

NS

n = 31

Reproductive health

3.3

(2.4)

5.4

(4.1)

= 0.02

n = 27

4.4

(2.7)

3.0

(2.5)

NS

n = 11

3.7

(2.5)

4.7

(3.8)

NS

n = 35


NS = not significant at p < 0.05.

Kermode et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:294   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-294

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