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Table 4 Expressive language profile comparison between phase 1 and 2

From: The effect of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths on expressive language skills among African preschool children

Subtest

Phase 1 N = 48

Phase 2 N = 58

Sum 1 and 2 Sig

Sig (2-tailed)

 

Mean  

SD

Mean 

SD

P 

Phase 1

Phase 2

Vocabulary1

8.2

2.21

9.0

2.23

0.093

0.098

0.105

Colours

3.1

1.8

3.9

1.3

0.002

0.012

0.009

Wh-questions

2.4

0.84

3.5

0.89

0.539

0.000

0.000

Vocabulary 2

13.1

3.2

20.3

2.3

0.015

0.000

0.000

Narratives

8.2

2.5

6.9

2.2

0.411

0.005

0.004

Sum test 1–5

35.2

8.3

43.8

7.7

0.349

0.000

0.000

  1. Sum 1 and 2 Sig: Sum phase 1 and 2
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