Table 3.
Prevalence rates of physician diagnosed health problems 16 months pre-disaster and 18 months post-disaster
Physician diagnosed health problems | MHS | Non-MHS | ||||||
16 months pre-disaster (P0) | 18 months post-disaster (P1) | 16 months pre-disaster (P0) | 18 months post-disaster (P1) | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Psychological problems | 95 | 31.42 | 272 | 84.012 | 215 | 21.32 | 546 | 50.312 |
Chronic diseases | 160 | 52.8 | 177 | 54.6 | 464 | 45.9 | 540 | 49.81 |
Musculoskeletal problems | 145 | 47.9 | 185 | 57.112 | 416 | 41.1 | 483 | 44.512 |
Gastrointestinal problems | 82 | 27.1 | 105 | 32.42 | 226 | 22.4 | 251 | 23.12 |
Respiratory problems | 87 | 28.7 | 101 | 31.22 | 280 | 27.7 | 244 | 22.512 |
1. Statistically significant differences compared to the previous period within groups (X2; p < .01)
2. Statistically significant differences between groups within periods (X2; p < .01)