Frequency, Type and Burden of Headache among Medical Students of Tabuk University in Tabuk City
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
Introduction: Headache disorders are one of the most common disorders of the nervous system. Almost half of the adults had a history of headache at least once within the last year. Headache is painful and disabling; also can cause substantial personal suffering and negative effect on the quality of life of the individual, affecting his/her family life, social life, employment and academic achievements. Methods: Cross sectional study conducted in college of medicine, university of Tabuk at Tabuk city in Saudi Arabia on male and female medical students. Data collected via distributing a structured questionnaire assessing the prevalence of each type of primary headache and their burden on their academic achievement within the college campus. The analysis included descriptive statistics and graphs. Results: A total 325 male and female medical students in Tabuk university at Tabuk city were included in the study. Most of them age between 18-24 years (313 participants), majority study in fifth year. only (18.4%) diagnosed with primary headache (46.4%) have at least one first degree relative diagnosed with primary headache. The main headache types indicated by study participants are migrant with aura followed by tension headache. Conclusion: Steps such as education about headache type, aggravating factor, reliving factor and proper use therapeutic and prophylactic medication are required to improve the heath states and academic performance of medical students.
Authors and Affiliations
Farah Saleh Aljoufi, Elaf Ibrahim Alanazi, Hasna Saleh Albalawi, Hadeel Mahmmoud Alomrani
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- EP ID EP536925
- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.5.032
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