Headache Prevalence in Adolescents Aged 12 to 17: A Student‐Based Epidemiological Study in Bursa

Karlı, Necdet; Akış, Nalan; Zarifoğlu, Mehmet; Akgöz, Semra; Irgil, Emel; Ayvacioğlu, Utku; Çalişir, Nermin; Haran, Nazan; Akdoğan, Özlem

doi:10.1111/j.1526-4610.2006.00362.x

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“…In the age group from 12 to 18 years of age, children presenting more frequent headaches were prevalent. These results are in accordance with that of other population-based studies showing increased prevalence of headaches with advancing age 1,9,11 . Our study gives rise to some questions regarding methodological aspects.…”

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“…A few studies found higher prevalence rates: 92% in Dutch children and adolescents (from 10 to 17 years) 8 and 83% in the Brazilian study 12 . A Turkish study showed a prevalence rate of 53.2% in adolescents ranging from 12 to 17 years of age 11 , lower than that found in our sample.…”

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“…These studies suggested a high prevalence of headaches among children and adolescents at varying rates of 20% 2 at the age of 5 and up to 97% in older children and adolescents [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] . This wide range in the estimate prevalence from several studies results from a number of factors, among which are methodological procedures and age group of the studied population.…”

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An epidemiologic study of headaches in brazilian schoolchildren with a focus on pain frequency

Albuquerque

Santos

Tognola

et al. 2009

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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-The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and frequency of the headaches in Brazilian schoolchildren. A cross-sectional study was conducted between March and November 2004 in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo State, Brazil. A sample of 5,232 children from elementary schools was selected using proportional stratified sampling method. To collect data, a questionnaire was handed out in the schools to the schoolchildren to be answered by parents or guardians. From the total answers received, 84.2% reported headache complaints during the last year. There were significant complaint differences between males and females. Females were reported as having more frequent headaches than males with daily ones occurring twice as many times. A greater headache frequency was also reported for increasing age. The study has shown that headache prevalence was high, with a predominantly higher frequency (monthly, weekly and daily) with girls and older age groups.KEY WORDS: headache, prevalence, schoolchildren. Um estudo epidemiológico de cefaléias em escolares brasileiros, com foco sobre a frequência da dorResumo -O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a prevalência e frequência de cefaléia em escolares brasileiros. Um estudo transversal foi conduzido entre Março e Novembro de 2004 em São José do Rio Preto, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil. Uma amostra de 5.232 crianças das escolas foi selecionada utilizando método de amostragem estratificada proporcional. Para a coleta dos dados, um questionário foi entregue nas escolas aos estudantes para ser respondida pelos pais e/ou responsáveis. Do total de respostas recebidas, 84,2% relataram cefaléia durante o último ano. Houve diferenças significativas na frequência da queixa de cefaléia entre meninos e meninas. As meninas relataram cefaléias mais frequentes do que os meninos, com prevalência de cefaléias diárias duas vezes maior em meninas. Uma maior frequência de cefaléia foi também relatada com o aumento da idade. O estudo demonstrou que a prevalência de cefaléia foi alta, com uma maior frequência (mensais, semanais e diárias) em meninas e no grupo etário mais velho. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: cefaléia, prevalência, escolares. Headaches are one of the most common symptoms during childhood and are one of the main complaints in consulting rooms. In many cases the headaches are long lasting and frequent enough to warrant special care.Since the classic study by Bille 1 , in Sweden, in 1962, several epidemiological studies were undertaken worldwide using the most different types of methodology. These studies suggested a high prevalence of headaches among children and adolescents at varying rates of 20% 2 at the age of 5 and up to 97% in older children and adolescents [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] . This wide range in the estimate prevalence from several studies results from a number of factors, among which are methodological procedures and age group of the studied population. In one of the few studies done on a Brazilian population, Barea et al.12 evaluated 538 students between the ages of...

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“…The association of headaches with age is found by other authors such as Lateef et al [19], Rho et al [20] or Karli et al [21] who show a prevalence of headaches increasing with age. This result may be due to the immaturity of young people who have difficulty describing their symptom and the number of activities whose rate increases with age.…”

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Prevalence of headaches in children in schools: the case of primary schools in Libreville

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Mimbila-Mayi

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Abstract:Objective: To study the prevalence of headaches in schools. Patients and methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical study conducted in the ten schools of Libreville, from November 2013 to May 2014. We proceeded by exhaustive recruitment of all the students of the framework, fulfilling the inclusion criteria. We interviewed 5837 school children from 4 to 19 years interviewed and examined children from these schools about Results: The sample consisted of 2076 girls (51.0%) and 2861 boys (49.0%); the sex ratio was 0.96 for girls. Grade 5 students were the most represented. The prevalence of headache was 23.5%; 758 (25.6%) girls were prone to headache compared to 615 (21.5%) boys. The prevalence of headache increased with age, 10.6% at 5 years; 22.5% to 6-10 years; 25.9% to 11-15 years and 30.5% to over 15 years. The cephalalgic students were significantly older, ie 10 ± 2.4 years compared to 9 ± 2.5 years for the healthy students. Absenteeism was the most observed pass-through (68.7%), followed by lack of concentration (34.9%) and repetition (3.1%). Isolated headache accounted for 20.0%, compared to 80.0% of symptomatic headaches with the most commonly found oral lesions. Self-medication was the most common means of management (72.0%), with paracetamol as the molecule of choice (65.4%). Conclusion: Headache is a current symptom that is common and disabling. It constitutes a public health problem and must be investigated and adequately addressed to reduce their negative impact on the student's schooling and social life.

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“…3 La mayoría de las cefaleas en los niños se debe especialmente a situaciones como las cefaleas primarias. La etiología de la cefalea en los niños y adolescentes puede determinarse principalmente con base en el registro detallado de los antecedentes y en un examen n e u r o l ó g i c o i n t e g r a l .…”

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Headache Prevalence in Adolescents Aged 12 to 17: A Student‐Based Epidemiological Study in Bursa

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An epidemiologic study of headaches in brazilian schoolchildren with a focus on pain frequency

An epidemiologic study of headaches in brazilian schoolchildren with a focus on pain frequency

Prevalence of headaches in children in schools: the case of primary schools in Libreville

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