Prevalence and clinical characteristics of headaches among undergraduate students in three tertiary institutions in Ilorin, Nigeria

Sanya, E O; Desalu, Olufemi Olumuyiwa; Aderibigbe, S.A.; Kolo, PM; Mustapha, A F; Adeyanju, O.

doi:10.4103/njcp.njcp_383_16

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“…In Nigeria of 1500 students aged 20.9 ± 3.1 years, 23.7% reported headache in the past year, and 3.5% chronic headache [30]. In detail, 12.5% had TTH, 2.4% migraine, 8.9% undifferentiated headache, and none of them had medical consultation for the headache.…”

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Epidemiology of Headache in Children and Adolescents—Another Type of Pandemia

Nieswand

Richter

Goßrau

2020

Curr Pain Headache Rep

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Purpose of Review Headaches are not only responsible for restrictions in everyday life in adults. In children and adolescents, regular headaches lead also to reduced life quality and limitations in the social sphere, in school education, and in professional careers. Here, we provide an overview on the frequency of headache in children and adolescents with the aim of increasing awareness about this particular health issue. Recent Findings Overall, headache prevalence in children and adolescents has been increasing in recent years. From various regions worldwide, data describing headache, its forms, and consequences are growing. In addition, factors frequently correlated with headache are repeatedly investigated and named: besides genetic factors, psychosocial and behavioral factors are linked to the prevalence of headache. Summary Increasing evidence indicates that headache is underestimated as a common disorder in children and adolescents. Accordingly, too little emphasis is placed by society on its prevention and treatment. Thus, the extent of the social and health economic burden of frequent headaches in children and adolescents needs to be better illustrated, worldwide. Furthermore, the data collected in this review should support the efforts to improve outpatient therapy paths for young headache patients. Factors correlating with headache in pupils can draw our attention to unmet needs of these patients and allow physicians to derive important therapy contents from this data.

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Section: Recent Studies On Headache Prevalencementioning

confidence: 97%

Epidemiology of Headache in Children and Adolescents—Another Type of Pandemia

Nieswand

Richter

Goßrau

2020

Curr Pain Headache Rep

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“…The Headache Impact Test (HIT)-6 is a valid and reliable sixitem questionnaire designed to assess the impact that headaches have on the ability to function [17]. The six items are summed (possible range 36-78), and are each measured on a scale anchored at never (6) and always (13). A score > 56 is considered clinically important.…”

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“…Primary headache is common in Black Africans [10][11][12]. Also, there are a high prevalence of headache among Nigerian students (23.7%) [13]. In the context of Burkina, the single study had found a headache prevalence of 8% among urban workers [14].…”

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Frequency of Headache Disorders in Neurology Outpatients at Yalgado Ouedraogo University Teaching Hospital. A 3-Month Prospective Cross-sectional Study

Dabilgou

Dravé²,

Kyelem

et al. 2020

SN Compr. Clin. Med.

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To determine the frequency of chronic headache in a population of patients attending to neurology consultation. This prospective cross-sectional study was carried on patients with chronic headaches attending at neurology consultation of YOUTH. This study was conducted in 3 months in the Neurology Department of Ouagadougou YOUTH from October 10, 2017 to January 10, 2018. One hundred and two patients (mean age 41.2 ± 16.1 years, 61.8% of women) with headache were included during study period. The majority of patients (56.9%) had previous medical or nursing consultations. Of them, 76.5% had received prior medical treatment. The most common past medical history was cranial trauma (21.6%) followed by hypertension (18.6%) and dental diseases (16.7%). The mean duration of headache was 52.5 ± 32.7 months (ranges 3-273 months). The majority of patients (85.4%) had episodic headaches. Primary headaches were the most common cause of headache (52.9%), including tension-type headaches (51.8%) and migraine (38.9%). Headache had major impact on the quality of life of patients with migraine (44.5%) and patients with TTH (54.2%). Headache was frequent in Neurology Department. Primary headaches are the most common types of headache dominated by tension-type headaches and migraine.

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“…Disclosure of HIV seropositivity triggering important psychological stress the first months [14] and the ensuing stigma are all psychological factors which could explain onset of primary headache disorders in HIV+ patients. Patients diagnosed with HIV receive ARV therapy, and therefore develop less primary headache disorders compared with the general population [15]. In fact, ARV therapy prevents viral growth and reduces the circulating level of neurotransmitters involved in onset of migraine [16].…”

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Primary Headache Disorders in HIV-Infected Patients within a Hospital Setting in Sub-Saharan Africa, Benin Case: Prevalence and Associated Factors

Gnonlonfoun¹,

Agbétou²,

Wanvoegbe³

et al. 2019

WJNS

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Introduction: Headache disorders are common in HIV-infected patients. These disorders are either primary or secondary. Objective: Determine prevalence and factors associated with primary headache disorders in HIV+ patients. Method: It was a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study conducted from 2 nd May 2017 to 2 nd August 2017 which included HIV+ patients aged 18 years and above. Diagnosis of primary headache disorders was carried out by a Neurologist on the basis of ICHD-II diagnostic criteria. The dependent variable was primary headache disorders. Epi Info Version 7.2.1.0 and STATA11 were used for data analysis. P < 0.05 was considered as significant value. Results: Primary headache disorders prevalence was 25.2% (124/493). Tension-type headache represented 77.41%. HIV+ patients were aged 42.63 ± 10.14 years. Sex-ratio was estimated at 0.14. Factors associated with primary headache disorders in HIV+ patients were

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Prevalence and clinical characteristics of headaches among undergraduate students in three tertiary institutions in Ilorin, Nigeria

Cited by 10 publications

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Epidemiology of Headache in Children and Adolescents—Another Type of Pandemia

Epidemiology of Headache in Children and Adolescents—Another Type of Pandemia

Frequency of Headache Disorders in Neurology Outpatients at Yalgado Ouedraogo University Teaching Hospital. A 3-Month Prospective Cross-sectional Study

Primary Headache Disorders in HIV-Infected Patients within a Hospital Setting in Sub-Saharan Africa, Benin Case: Prevalence and Associated Factors

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