Table 2.
Pre-tsunami and current overall health scores and prevalence of symptoms suffered in the last month.
| Symptom/health score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | |||||
| Transitional camp (n = 57) | Housing project (n = 64) | P | Transitional camp (n = 99) | Housing project (n = 83) | P | |
| Overall current health (mean)a | 2.86 (S.D. 1.27) | 3.53 (S.D. 1.10) | 0.004 | 2.83 (S.D. 1.00) | 3.65 (S.D. 0.97) | <0.001 |
| Overall pre-tsunami health (mean)a | 4.12 (S.D. 0.69) | 3.95 (S.D. 0.88) | 0.24 | 4.11 (S.D. 0.65) | 3.88 (S.D. 0.90) | 0.051 |
| Unwell | 64.9% (37) | 39.1% (25) | 0.005 | 83.8% (83) | 50.6% (42) | <0.001 |
| Cough | 43.9%(25) | 21.9% (14) | 0.01 | 52.5% (52) | 20.5% (17) | <0.001 |
| Stomach ache | 15.8% (9) | 7.8% (5) | 0.17 | 25.3% (25) | 3.6% (3) | <0.001 |
| Diarrhoea | 5.3% (3) | 6.3% (4) | 0.82 | 8.1% (8) | 3.6% (3) | 0.21 |
| Headache | 40.4% (23) | 18.8% (12) | <0.01 | 71.7% (71) | 26.5% (22) | <0.001 |
| General aches and pains | 50.9% (29) | 21.9% (14) | <0.01 | 61.6% (61) | 22.9% (19) | <0.001 |
aThe differences between pre-tsunami and current health for each group was significant (p < 0.001).