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sUbjects said they did. A wide range of complaints i nvolving<br />
practically all body systems was reported by these su bj ec 't.s ,<br />
These other hea l t h complai nts ha ve been g rouped i nt o<br />
c at egori e s and are presented in TABLE 2 .6 .<br />
'I'1r.BL E 2 . 6 OTHER HEALTH COMPLAI NTS REPORTE D BY<br />
PART IC IPANTS AT INTERVIEW<br />
Complaint<br />
Number<br />
of sUbjects<br />
Percent of<br />
n_ 13 4 U l<br />
Headaches<br />
Mal aise/ fati gue / weaknes5<br />
Low back pa ins<br />
Gastrointestinal symptoms<br />
37<br />
30<br />
24<br />
15<br />
2 7 . 6<br />
2 2 .4<br />
17 . 9<br />
11.2<br />
Chest (c ough/dyspnoea/ p aln)<br />
CVS (palpitations/dizziness)<br />
Painful thigh muscles<br />
Chi lls/night eveaea<br />
Puffy rece<br />
Loin pains<br />
Localised pyogeni c infecti ons<br />
Peripheral nelVOUS symptoms<br />
Skin rashes<br />
Psychiatric symptoms<br />
stress incontinence<br />
otnexse<br />
13<br />
11<br />
11<br />
9<br />
5<br />
4<br />
4<br />
4<br />
3<br />
2<br />
2<br />
10<br />
9. 7<br />
8 . 2<br />
8 .2<br />
6 . 7<br />
3 .7<br />
3 . 0<br />
3 . 0<br />
3. 0<br />
2 .2<br />
1.5<br />
1.5<br />
7 . 5<br />
* Others i nc lude Insomnia (2) ,<br />
pa in el ) Ear ache( l) , Painful<br />
No breast milk(l), Coccygeal<br />
neck (2) , Post-minilaparotomy<br />
pain(1), pa inful haemorrhoids(l) Painful knee t L) ,<br />
Eighty-two ....omen had only one co mplai nt , 42 had t ....o<br />
complaints, ....hile 10 individuals had J complaints . The most<br />
frequently r e por t ed symp toms were, headaches (37) , malaise a nd
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