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. 2012 Oct 25;12:905. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-905

Table 5.

Between-group comparisons of mean changes

 
Comparison between T1 and T2
Comparison between T1 and T3
Comparison between T2 and T3
 
 
 
  Former child soldiers Never recruited Former child soldiers Never recruited Former child soldiers Never recruited Time * Group effect Time * Group effect (boys) Time * Group effect (girls)
Indicator
Change, Mean (SD)
Change, Mean (SD)
Change, Mean (SD)
Change, Mean (SD)
Change, Mean (SD)
Change, Mean (SD)
F(df); p
F(df); p
F(df); p
Social integration
4.32 (3.36)
1.36 (2.02)
5.45 (4.02)
1.71 (2.54)
1.12 (2.17)
.32 (1.77)
F(2, 1204)= 113.18; <.000
F(2, 872)= 182.56; <.000
F(2, 328)= 51.89; <.000
Economic opportunities
3.88 (3.56)
3.63 (3.60)
3.68 (3.50)
2.82 (3.46)
-.17 (2.74)
-.79 (3.57)
F(2, 1070)= 3.26; .039
F(2, 780)= .83; .438
F(2, 286)= 25.11; .019
Household wellbeing
1.44 (2.34
1.28 (2.22)
1.86 (2.88)
1.77 (3.04)
.44 (2.16)
.46 (2.52)
F(2, 1138)= .19; .826
F(2, 824)= .28; .755
F(2, 310)= .70; .819
Work satisfaction .65 (2.55) .74 (2.29) .94 (2.55) .57 (2.34) .21 (2.23) -.10 (2.32) F(2,764)=1.98; .139 F(2, 566)= .37; .689 F(2, 194)= .90; .408

Note. T1 represents “pre-intervention”, T2 represents “post-intervention” and T3 represents current study period (April-August 2010).