A comprehensive health-promoting neighborhood intervention to improve health care seeking behavior among reproductive age Iranian women

Rahimi, Tahereh; Morowatisharifabad, Mohammad Ali; Farajkhoda, Tahmineh; Fallahzadeh, Hossein

doi:10.1186/s12905-023-02308-0

Table 4 Comparison of mean and standard deviation of referring to the health care system after observing symptoms of illness before and after the intervention in the experimental group

From: A comprehensive health-promoting neighborhood intervention to improve health care seeking behavior among reproductive age Iranian women

Symptoms of illness	Group	Before intervention M ± SE	After intervention M ± SE	p value
Fever or chills	Experimental	0.06 ± 0.03	0.05 ± 0.03	0.56
	Control	0.01 ± 0.03	0.03 ± 0.03	0.32
	p value	0.36	0.80
Excessive sweating	Experimental	− 0.09 ± 0.04	0.05 ± 0.04	0.01^†
	Control	− 0.13 ± 0.04	− 0.11 ± 0.04	0.56
	p value	0.76	0.04^*
Persistent fatigue or weakness	Experimental	− 0.1 ± 0.05	0.15 ± 0.05	0.001^†
	Control	− 0.05 ± 0.07	− 0.04 ± 0.06	0.57
	p value	0.17	0.01^*
Sleep disturbances	Experimental	− 0.04 ± 0.05	0.05 ± 0.05	0.07
	Control	− 0.11 ± 0.05	− 0.05 ± 0.04	0.02^†
	p value	0.54	0.26
Unexplained weight loss or gain	Experimental	0.04 ± 0.03	0.01 ± 0.03	0.1
	Control	− 0.04 ± 0.03	− 0.03 ± 0.03	0.33
	p value	0.28	0.90
Loss of appetite	Experimental	0.01 ± 0.02	0.01 ± 0.02	0.32
	Control	0.03 ± 0.02	− 0.01 ± 0.01	0.08
	p value	0.76	0.36
Nausea or vomiting	Experimental	0.04 ± 0.02	0.06 ± 0.03	0.31
	Control	0.04 ± 0.03	0.04 ± 0.03	0.99
	p value	0.55	0.80
Headache	Experimental	− 0.1 ± 0.06	0.14 ± 0.06	0.007^†
	Control	− 0.1 ± 0.07	− 0.09 ± 0.06	0.78
	p value	0.97	0.02^*
Dizziness	Experimental	0.06 ± 0.04	0.06 ± 0.03	0.98
	Control	0.03 ± 0.04	0.06 ± 0.03	0.18
	p value	0.80	0.81
Bleeding or spotting between periods	Experimental	0.01 ± 0.03	0.09 ± 0.03	0.03^†
	Control	0.03 ± 0.04	− 0.05 ± 0.04	0.06
	p value	0.95	0.01^*
Vaginal itching, burning, and irritation	Experimental	− 0.08 ± 0.04	0.09 ± 0.04	0.008^†
	Control	− 0.05 ± 0.05	− 0.01 ± 0.05	0.32
	p value	0.61	0.02^*
Heavy bleeding	Experimental	− 0.04 ± 0.03	0.1 ± 0.03	0.01^†
	Control	0.01 ± 0.04	0.01 ± 0.04	0.82
	p value	0.21	0.12
Moderate or severe pelvic or abdominal pain	Experimental	0.01 ± 0.03	0.03 ± 0.02	0.56
	Control	0.03 ± 0.03	0.01 ± 0.02	0.65
	p value	0.90	0.84
Unusual vaginal discharge of any type or color or with strong odor	Experimental	− 0.1 ± 0.03	0.05 ± 0.03	0.01^†
	Control	− 0.08 ± 0.03	− 0.09 ± 0.03	0.57
	p value	0.87	0.03^*
Breasts problems	Experimental	0.01 ± 0.02	0.05 ± 0.02	0.09
	Control	0.03 ± 0.02	− 0.04 ± 0.02	0.08
	p value	0.70	0.05
Itching skin	Experimental	− 0.09 ± 0.03	0.01 ± 0.03	0.04^†
	Control	− 0.08 ± 0.03	− 0.04 ± 0.02	0.18
	p value	0.51	0.37
Flashing	Experimental	− 0.01 ± 0.02	0.04 ± 0.02	0.08
	Control	− 0.05 ± 0.03	− 0.05 ± 0.03	0.99
	p value	0.50	0.04^*
Frequent coughing	Experimental	− 0.03 ± 0.02	0.05 ± 0.02	0.08
	Control	0.03 ± 0.02	0.01 ± 0.02	0.34
	p value	0.18	0.43
Shortness of breath	Experimental	0.05 ± 0.02	0.04 ± 0.02	0.32
	Control	0.04 ± 0.02	0.01 ± 0.02	0.15
	p value	0.60	0.36
Chest pain	Experimental	− 0.08 ± 0.03	0.05 ± 0.03	0.01^†
	Control	− 0.06 ± 0.03	− 0.05 ± 0.03	0.78
	p value	0.95	0.03^*
Rapid or skipped heartbeats	Experimental	0.01 ± 0.04	0.08 ± 0.03	0.04^†
	Control	− 0.04 ± 0.04	− 0.08 ± 0.04	0.18
	p value	0.66	0.03^*
feeling empty, sad all the time, or worthless	Experimental	− 0.13 ± 0.04	0.08 ± 0.05	0.005^†
	Control	− 0.11 ± 0.04	− 0.09 ± 0.04	0.41
	p value	0.74	0.04^*
Nervousness or anxiety	Experimental	− 0.14 ± 0.04	0.09 ± 0.04	0.002^†
	Control	− 0.11 ± 0.04	− 0.13 ± 0.04	0.33
	p value	0.88	0.009^*
Boredom	Experimental	− 0.16 ± 0.04	0.1 ± 0.03	0.001^†
	Control	− 0.14 ± 0.04	− 0.13 ± 0.04	0.32
	p value	0.71	0.01^*
Sexual difficulties	Experimental	− 0.15 ± 0.04	0.01 ± 0.04	0.01^†
	Control	− 0.1 ± 0.03	− 0.09 ± 0.04	0.76
	p value	0.48	0.27
Sore throat	Experimental	0.01 ± 0.01	0.03 ± 0.02	0.3
	Control	0.01 ± 0.02	0.04 ± 0.02	0.16
	p value	0.21	0.92
Eye problems	Experimental	− 0.03 ± 0.03	0.01 ± 0.03	0.4
	Control	− 0.03 ± 0.02	− 0.01 ± 0.02	0.33
	p value	0.44	0.54
Dental problems	Experimental	− 0.01 ± 0.04	0.08 ± 0.04	0.05
	Control	− 0.04 ± 0.04	0.03 ± 0.04	0.13
	p value	0.92	0.57
Aching muscles or joints	Experimental	− 0.18 ± 0.06	0.08 ± 0.07	0.001^†
	Control	− 0.13 ± 0.06	− 0.15 ± 0.06	0.56
	p value	0.86	0.04^*
Urinary Problems	Experimental	− 0.09 ± 0.03	0.06 ± 0.03	0.01^†
	Control	− 0.06 ± 0.03	− 0.01 ± 0.03	0.41
	p value	0.81	0.005^*
Stomach pain or discomfort	Experimental	− 0.06 ± 0.04	0.05 ± 0.04	0.02^†
	Control	0.01 ± 0.04	0.01 ± 0.04	0.91
	p value	0.34	0.75

Mean values were significantly different from those of the control group (independent-samples t test): ^*p < 0.05.
Mean values were significantly different from those before the intervention (paired-samples t test): ^†p < 0.05.

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