Prevalence and clinical characteristics of headache in a rural community in Oman.
Headache
; 42(10): 963-73, 2002.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To perform a prospective epidemiological study of headache in a rural community in Oman, assessing prevalence, symptom profile, and health care utilization pattern.METHODS:
Using a door-to-door survey prevalence estimates were based on a detailed structured headache assessment questionnaire performed in 1158 subjects. Migraine and tension-type headache were diagnosed according to the International Headache Society criteria.RESULTS:
The crude lifetime and last-year prevalence of headache were 83.6% and 78.8%, respectively, with a female preponderance. The last-year prevalence of migraine and tension headache was 10.1% and 11.2%, respectively. There was no significant gender difference in migraine prevalence (4.5% in male and 5.6% in female), but tension-type headache was 2.6 times more common in females (3.1% in male and 8.1% in female). Last-year prevalence of frequent headaches was 5.4%. Forty eight percent of respondents sought medical assistance for their headaches and 79% were using medication, 40% of them used self-medication.CONCLUSIONS:
This prospective study shows that headache is also highly prevalent in this community. Migraine and tension-type headache have the same prevalence, but the sex distribution for migraine is different from that observed in the Western world. Tension-type headache prevalence was substantially lower than that observed in other parts of the world. Frequent headaches were as common as in other population-based studies worldwide. Analgesic use/overuse probably also coexisted with headache, because self-medication was quite common.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cefalea de Tipo Tensional
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Trastornos Migrañosos
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Headache
Año:
2002
Tipo del documento:
Article