The Prevalence of Headache and Its Association With Socioeconomic Status Among Schoolchildren in Istanbul, Turkey

Abstract

Headache is more common among children with lower socioeconomic groups. Social causation can play a role in the pathogenesis of headache.

Prevalence of migraine and tension-type headache among school children in Yazd, Iran

“…According to Isik et al .,[6] the prevalence of migraine in males was higher than that in females, which is consistent with our study results. Although we found an association of migraine with age, we did not observe an increase in the prevalence of migraine with advancing age, as previously described.…”

“…[13] Headache is more common among children with lower socioeconomic groups. [6] A higher number of persons per room and a lower housing standard were associated with a higher frequency of headache. [14] Another study determined children with migraine headaches have a high prevalence of sleep disturbances.…”

The pain of low status: the relationship between subjective socio-economic status and analgesic prescriptions in a Scottish community sample

“…and ii) the social selection hypothesis-the disabling effects of pain cause low SES (e.g., Işık et al, 2009). Generally, research supports the former hypothesis (e.g., Wiendels et al, 2006;Hagen et al, 2002), and we agree in the context of the SSS-pain relationship.…”

Gender-specific influence of socioeconomic status on the prevalence of migraine and tension-type headache: the results from the Korean headache survey

“…Finally, this study is a cross-sectional study, so the directionality of the associations is uncertain. The higher prevalence of migraine and any headaches in children with low SES suggests social causation [29]; however, the socioeconomic impact of migraine is not so small, so bidirectional influence is possible [30]. …”