Epidemiology of migraine among students in Mali

Abstract

Migraine is a debilitating but benign disease that can affect the quality of life of patients, disrupt the emotional relationships and impact on educational and vocational activities. The aim of our work was to study the epidemiology and impact of migraine in schools in the urban district of GAO in Mali.This is a cross-sectional study among students in the city of Gao. The survey was conducted in 11 schools, each of which represented a cluster. The study involved 733 students and diagnosis of migraine was made according to the 2004 IHS criteria except the criterion for the number of crises.The overall prevalence of migraine in school was 17.3% (95% CI [14.6% to 20%]). The headache prevalence among students was 20% (95% CI [16.91% to 23.09]), it was significantly higher 23.0% in girls than in boys 14.8% (p < 0.01). About its impact on school life, 63.8% of students had experienced absenteeism due to migraine from 1 to 14 days in the last quarter preceding the survey with a limiting concentration in 19.2% of students with migraine.In conclusion, migraine is common among students of Gao, it is more important in female. It has a negative impact on academic performance. It is therefore necessary to control its management to reduce the extent of the disease in this environment.

Prevalence and Profile of Migraine Patients in Brazzaville, Congo

“…Studies of student populations have found a prevalence of 11.3% in Cotonou and 14.2% in Parakou in Benin and 17.3% in Mali [20,38,39]. In our study, it was 11%, with 31 students and / or students, results that are similar to those of the above studies.…”

“…Migraine, like other primary headaches, affects all socioprofessional classes [20,23,38]. In our study, migraine affects all occupations but with a predominance for informal sector workers (32.2%) and students / students (31.7%).…”

“…The levels of education most affected in our study were the secondary and the higher level. Studies report that migraine is more common in high-educated individuals [28,38]. Maiga et al [19] in Mali, have established a causal link between school activity and the exacerbation of crises; noting a marked improvement in crises during the holidays; it would diminish the intellectual performances.…”

“…Maiga et al [19] in Mali, have established a causal link between school activity and the exacerbation of crises; noting a marked improvement in crises during the holidays; it would diminish the intellectual performances. In addition, migraine was more common among students in vocational education than in general education [38]. In 1992, Stewart et al [41] had the opposite hypothesis, namely that migraine sufferers, embarrassed by their illness, would be less well educated and therefore have access to lower-paying occupations than nonmigraine sufferers.…”

Educational Intervention With Medications Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life in Migraineurs

“…Migraine is a common neurological disorder that is characterized by idiopathic and recurrent attacks of headache. 1 Migraine is generally associated with personal burden which is a result of headache related disability, higher rates of co-morbidities, reduced health related quality of life and direct and indirect costs. 2,3 Person living with migraine who are chronically affected have recurrent episodic attacks that may progress to severe and frequent attack patterns.…”