Analgesic use for headache treatment by schoolchildren of southern Brazil

Prevalence and impact of medication overuse headache on quality of life among health college’s students in Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia

“…Paracetamol use by the majority of students in this study is similar to that reported byMehuys et al, (2012). Although this contrasts with data reported byBarea et al, (1997) andRay et al, (1986) in which the majority of headache sufferers used aspirin over paracetamol by a ratio of approximately 6:1. This difference in pain medication use patterns probably reflects differences in the experience of pain medication use between communities and health care providers in different countries.…”

International Survey of Self-Reported Medicine Use Among Adolescents

“…This finding is in agreement with those from previous studies from a variety of countries. [4][5][6][7][8][9]13,15 Second, there were remarkable differences in utilization rates from 1 country to another. The ratio between the highest and the lowest prevalence was approximately 2:1 for use of medicine for headache, but considerably larger for drug use for stomachache, difficulties in getting to sleep, and nervousness.…”

Sense of Coherence and Medicine Use for Headache Among Adolescents

“…Studies among adults as well as among children show that headaches are often associated with an overuse of medicine, and that an overuse of pain-relieving medicine can lead to daily headaches and dependence [10,14]. Barea et al [1] conclude in their study of medicine for headaches among school children in Brazil that the usage of painrelieving medicine does not follow abuse patterns, and that headaches are a genuine problem in the study population.…”