Prevalence and impact of headache and migraine among Brazilian Tupiniquim natives

Domingues, Renan Barros; Cezar, Priscila Bacchetti; Filho, Jair Schmidt; Filho, Milton Nunes de Moraes; Pinheiro, Mariana Novaes; Marchiori, João G; Brito, Francine; Domingues, Simone A.

doi:10.1590/s0004-282x2009000300008

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“…Regarding gender, female subjects have higher rates of migraine than male subjects, which is widely supported in the literature, 1 and occurs in many different settings. [18][19][20] We also found that job status was significantly associated with migraine. This type of association is described in the literature with contradictory results.…”

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“…After controlling for confounding variables, migraine was associated with gender (female) and job status (employment). Regarding gender, female subjects have higher rates of migraine than male subjects, which is widely supported in the literature, 1 and occurs in many different settings 18‐20 …”

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“…These epidemiological differences seem to be important in order to analyze various mechanisms of headaches. Thus, many other population settings (eg, Indians, 19 athletes, 20 employees 21 ) have been studied in recent publications.…”

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The Prevalence of Migraine and Probable Migraine in a Brazilian Favela: Results of a Community Survey

Lucchetti¹,

Peres²

2011

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Objectives.-The objectives of the present study were to estimate the 1-year prevalence of primary headaches and the role of select socio-demographic aspects in a representative sample of adults living in a Brazilian shanty town.Background.-Some socio-demographic factors, such as marital status, income, education, and job status have been described in studies with contentious results. Nevertheless, few studies have assessed the prevalence of headache and the role of socio-demographic aspects in very low-income communities.Methods.-A cross-sectional, population-based study was undertaken. Door-to-door interviews with 383 people were conducted. Individuals were aged greater than 18 years, randomly selected from the "Paraisopolis" shanty town in São Paulo, Brazil. The degree of the association was calculated through prevalence ratios and adjusted with backward logistic regression by gender, age, and some socio-demographic factors, including living conditions.Results.-The estimated 1-year prevalence of headache, migraine, chronic migraine, and tension-type headache were 47% (CI 95%: 39.5-52.6%), 20.4% (CI 95%: 16.6-24.9%), 8.4% (CI 95%: 6.1-12.0%), and 6.2% (CI 95%: 3.3-9.8%), respectively. Migraine was more prevalent in women and among employed people. No other relationship was found. The overall prevalence of migraine and chronic migraine in this very low-income community were high and migraine was associated with gender and job status.Conclusion.-The overall prevalence of migraine and chronic migraine in this very low-income community were high and tension-type headache was low. A paradox was noted in the employment status and income association, one would expect higher levels of migraine in a low-income population, but higher numbers were found in those employed vs unemployed. These findings will need to be replicated in other population samples.

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The Prevalence of Migraine and Probable Migraine in a Brazilian Favela: Results of a Community Survey

Lucchetti¹,

Peres²

2011

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“…Migraine is a common and disabling primary headache disorder [1][2][3] . It has been reported that alcohol ingestion may trigger headache attacks in patients with migraine and tension type headache [4][5][6] .…”

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Headache is associated with lower alcohol consumption among medical students

Domingues

2011

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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The aim of this study was to investigate the association between headache and alcohol consumption among medical students. 480 medical students were submitted to a questionnaire about headaches and drinking alcohol. Headache was assessed by IDMigraine and functional disability was evaluated with MIDAS. The evaluation of alcohol consumption was assessed with Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). There was significantly lower proportion of students with drinking problem among students with headache. This occurred both among students classified as having migraine and among those who had non-migrainous headache. There was not a correlation between functional disability of headache and AUDIT score. Our data suggest that having headache leads to a reduction in alcohol consumption among medical students regardless the degree of headache functional impact.

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“…The studies on headache prevalence in Brazilian Indians are scanty. Domingues et al studied a Tupiniquim Indian population (Aracruz, ES, Brazil) and found that the 6‐month headache prevalence was 65.2%; among those with headache, 47.8% of the women and 21.2% of the men were suffering from migraine.…”

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Headache Research and Medical Practice in Brazil: An Historical Overview

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Since the creation of the Brazilian Headache Society in 1978, substantial developments have taken place in both research and clinical practice in the field of headache medicine in Brazil. The Society now has almost 300 members throughout the country, actively working to improve the health of the general population and, in particular, diagnose and treat headache disorders. In addition, in a few large cities, such as São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Recife, Ribeirão Preto, Curitiba, and Porto Alegre, headache specialists have come together to promote research projects and increase knowledge in the field through MSc, PhD, and postdoctoral programs. Furthermore, scientific journals have emerged and books have been published to record and disseminate Brazilian scientific production in headache medicine. In this narrative review, we will briefly describe some important aspects of headache medicine in Brazil from prehistoric times to the present day, discuss the origin of headache medicine as a specialty in Brazil, the principal publications dealing with headache disorders, the use of plants and other unconventional forms of treatment used by faith healers, the main training centers, and the research produced to date by Brazilians. In conclusion, in recent years enormous progress has been made in headache medicine in Brazil stimulating us to review and expand our role in an increasingly international scenario.

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Prevalence and impact of headache and migraine among Brazilian Tupiniquim natives

Cited by 9 publications

References 14 publications

The Prevalence of Migraine and Probable Migraine in a Brazilian Favela: Results of a Community Survey

The Prevalence of Migraine and Probable Migraine in a Brazilian Favela: Results of a Community Survey

Headache is associated with lower alcohol consumption among medical students

Headache Research and Medical Practice in Brazil: An Historical Overview

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