Prevalence of headache and its interference in the activities of daily living in female adolescent students

Lima, Anna Myrna Jaguaribe de; Araújo, Rodrigo Cappato de; Gomes, Maria Auxiliadora de Souza Mendes; Almeida, Ludmila Remígio de; Souza, Gabriely Feitosa F. de; Cunha, Samara Barreto; Pitangui, Ana Carolina Rodarti

doi:10.1590/0103-0582201432212113

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“…Similarly, those using computers for work or leisure for more than three hours have 70% more chances of presenting headache. This reality is not different in Brazil where current studies show high prevalence of headache among adolescents, with decreased quality of life 10,11 , negative impact on daily activities 12 as well as on academic performance 11 . Brazilian technological development, both in job market and social communications, requires the mastering of electronic devices, regardless of socio-economic conditions.…”

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Primary headaches among adolescents and their association with excessive computer use

Saueressig¹,

Xavier²,

Oliveira³

et al. 2015

Revista Dor

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The use of electronic devices as entertainment and recreation means has directly affected adolescents' lives; however their excessive use may bring consequences. This study aimed at observing the prevalence of primary headaches and their possible association with excessive use of computers among adolescents. METHODS: Participated in the study 262 teenagers aged between 14 and 19 years, students of a public school, who have answered a questionnaire to evaluate socio-demographic variables, data on computer use, presence of headache symptoms and level of physical activity. Multiple models of binary and multinomial logistic regression were used to evaluate the association among variables. Significance level was 5%. RESULTS: Prevalence of headache was 87.8%. There has been no significant difference in the prevalence of headache between genders, but among classification types, tension headache was more prevalent among females (35.4%). Females aged between 12 and 15 years and excessive computer use had higher chances of reporting headache. Females have 15.61 times more chance of reporting tension headache. Adolescents reporting excessive computer use had 2.54 times more chance of reporting migraine. CONCLUSION: Results have shown high prevalence of primary headache among adolescents, being migraine the most prevalent type. Abusive computer use were considered risk factors for the development of headache.

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Primary headaches among adolescents and their association with excessive computer use

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Xavier²,

Oliveira³

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“…Similarly in this study headache was the top first condition that prompted self-medication and hence analgesics were the mostly used drugs. Another study showed that headache is highly prevalent (as high as 87.7%) among university students [ 26 ].…”

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Self-Medication Pattern among Social Science University Students in Northwest Ethiopia

Gelayee

2017

Journal of Pharmaceutics

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Background. Inappropriate self-medication causes wastage of resources among others. Method. This survey study was conducted to determine self-medication pattern of 404 social science university students in Northwest Ethiopia, who were selected through stratified random sampling technique. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaire and analyzed with SPSS version 20 statistical software. Binary Logistic Regression analysis was employed with P value < 0.05 considered statistically significant. Result. At 95.3% response rate, mean age of 21.26 ± 1.76 years, and male/female ratio of 1.26, the prevalence of self-medication during the six month recall period was 32.7%. Headache (N = 87, 69.1%) was the primary complaint that prompted the practice and hence analgesics (N = 67, 53.2%) were the mostly used drugs followed by antimicrobials (N = 50, 39.7%). The top two reasons driving the practice were nonseverity of the illness (N = 41, 32.5%) and suggestions from friends (N = 33, 26.2%). Female sex (P = 0.042) and higher income (P = 0.044) were associated with the practice. Conclusion. Self-medication practice, involving the use of both nonprescription and prescription drugs such as antimicrobials, among the social science university students is high. Therefore health education interventions regarding the risks of inappropriate self-medication are essential.

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“…38,39 Less than half of the adolescents in this study take medication to relieve headaches. Considering that the overuse of headache medication is believed to worsen headaches.…”

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“…It is important to inform the population about the consequences of frequent use of non-prescribed headache medications. 39 Children with headache are at a higher risk of experiencing recurring headaches during adulthood; accordingly, strategies for coping with psychosocial adversity in childhood may improve the prognosis in adulthood. 24 Therefore a healthy lifestyle including regular physical exercise, may improve headaches in children and adolescents.…”

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Secondary analysis on self-reported headaches among male and female school adolescents

Galal

Abo-Elkheir

2017

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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INTRODUCTIONApproximately one-fifth of the world's populations are adolescents (10-19 years) with more than 80% living in developing countries. Adolescents represent 22% of the Egyptian population.1 Adolescence period is a critical stage of life marked by physical, psychological and social changes. It is a transitional foundational period of development that is liable to change from a neurobiological, behavioral, and psychosocial perspective.2 Headache refers to a pain in the area of the head as an outcome of an interaction of biological, psychological or social factors. It is one of the most mentioned health complaints in adolescents. Globally, around 60% of children and adolescents are liable to headache and may have attacks of variable frequency. Pre-pubescent boys are more frequently affected than pre-pubescent girls, however, after the onset of puberty, headaches occur more frequently in girls. 4 A systematic review of population-based studies on headaches and migraines in children and adolescents estimated that the prevalence of headaches and migraines ranges between 58.4% and 7.7%; adolescent females ABSTRACT Background: Recurrent headaches might be an indication of an underlying disease. It could interfere with the quality of life, school attendance and performance, and daily activities. This study aims to identify factors associated to headaches among male and female adolescents. Methods: This is a secondary analysis of a sample of 548 adolescents of a data set of 863 adolescent students aged 12 to 18 years assessed through a self-administered health questionnaire. The primary survey design was a multistage stratified random sample from preparatory and secondary schools in Cairo and rural areas in Qaliubia governorate, Egypt. No distinction was made between primary and secondary headache. Around 65% of the primary data base was randomly selected by SPSS. Taking gender into consideration, adolescents suffering from at least one headache a week (342) were compared with those who had no complaints of a headache (206). Results: Headaches were reported among 62.4% of the adolescents studied with a significantly higher number of female than male students reporting headaches; 69.9% versus 55.8%. Adolescent males and females with headaches have significantly more weekly symptoms of any disease than those without (18.7% versus 6.8%). They also suffer significantly more abdominal pain, sleep disturbance, feelings of nervousness or dizziness. Significantly more adolescent females (29.1%) suffer from chronic headaches (4-7 times/week) than their male counterparts (8%). Conclusions: Adolescents who play sports have significantly fewer headaches. The most relevant factors associated with headaches with binary regression were dizziness (OR=2), abdominal pain (OR=1.34), sleep disturbance (OR=1.25), and feeling nervous (OR=1.24).

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Prevalence of headache and its interference in the activities of daily living in female adolescent students

Cited by 23 publications

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Primary headaches among adolescents and their association with excessive computer use

Primary headaches among adolescents and their association with excessive computer use

Self-Medication Pattern among Social Science University Students in Northwest Ethiopia

Secondary analysis on self-reported headaches among male and female school adolescents

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