QUESTIONNAIRE BASED STUDY ON PREVALENCE, RISK FACTORS AND DISABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH PRIMARY HEADACHE DISORDERS
Dr. Nazish Fathima*, Jisna Babu, Juby Bensen, Judy Thomas and Lini Raju
ABSTRACT
Background: Headache is one of the most prevalent disorder of the
nervous system. Headache can be primary or secondary. Primary
headache exists independently and are not accompanied by any other
medical condition. In majority of suffering populations the disease
remains underdiagnosed and undertreated. There is an increased
incidence of headache that probably lies in lifestyle and/ or
environment factors and hence the quality of life is affected in
individuals with headache due to the negligence of this condition.
Objective: To analyse the prevalence, risk factors and disability of
types of primary headache. Materials and Methods: The study was
conducted as prospective observational study on 150 individuals with
primary headache. The study was conducted among the students and faculties of Bapuji
Pharmacy College and Bapuji Dental College, Davangere, for a period of 6 months. Results:
78% of females and 22% of males suffered from primary headache. The mean age group was
found to be 23.48± 4.83. 58% of subjects were identified with Tension-type headache,
followed by Migraine 36.7% and Cluster headache 1.3%. Conclusion: Tension type
headache was the most prevalent type of primary headache and was most frequently seen in
females. The commonly identified risk factors were stress, sunlight, sound, lack of sleep and
skipping meals.
Keywords: Primary Headache; Migraine; Tension-Type Headache; Cluster Headache.
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