Prevalence of Primary Headache Syndrome in Adults in the Qassim Region of Saudi Arabia

Abduljabbar, Mohammad; Ogunniyi, A; Balla, S. Al; Al-Ballaa, Saleh R.; Aldalaan, Abdullah M

doi:10.1046/j.1526-4610.1996.3606385.x

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“…On the other hand, one study conducted in Oman showed a prevalence of headache of about 45% [35], however, that study was among university medical students and not the general population. In nearby Saudi Arabia, the prevalence of primary headaches ranged from 8 to 13% [30, 36, 37], which is much lower than that reported in all other studies from the Middle East area. The higher prevalence of headache in Jordan indicates that it is one of the major health problem.…”

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Prevalence of migraine and tension-type headache among adults in Jordan

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Here, we investigated the prevalence of headache among adults in Jordan. The study was conducted from January 2007 to November 2008. A sample of 4,836 participants were permitted to complete a self-conducted screening questionnaire. As much as 82.3% of participants complained from headache at least once per year. 36.1% were tension-type headache and 59% of the participants had other family members who suffered from headache. Headaches affected everyday activities in 51.6% of the participants; 82.7% of participants did not seek medical attention for their headaches. Among those who used analgesics (75.6%), acetaminophen was the most common (91.43%). In conclusion, headache and overuse of analgesics were prevalent in a significant part of the society. Thus, there is a need to educate the public to ensure safe practices and to make the use and selling of analgesics more stringent.

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Prevalence of migraine and tension-type headache among adults in Jordan

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“…The prevalence of migraine-type headaches in Saudi Arabia is similar to that reported in recent regional and international reports [13-15] but appears to be higher than the rates of previous regional research. Abduljabbar et al [16] found an 8% headache prevalence in Al-Qassim region of Saudi Arabia, with 39% being of the tension type and 32% being migraine. A second study showed that headache prevalence in the town of Al-Thugbah, Saudi Arabia was around 12% and migraine was 5% [17].…”

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Migraine and Headache Prevalence and Associated Comorbidities in a Large Saudi Sample

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Background: We aimed to assess the prevalence of headache and migraine, along with comorbidities, in a large Saudi sample. Methods: Self-reported information was collected about headache, migraine and migraine comorbidities including depression, restless legs syndrome (RLS), syncope, bruxism, hypertension and ischaemic disease. The OR was estimated using logistic regression for any associations with headache and migraine. We then analyzed to find a trend of increasing migraine symptoms for each significant comorbidity. Results: Out of 4,943 respondents, 4,158 (84.12%) had recurring headaches. Migraine was present in 1,333 (26.97%), with female predominance (ratio of 1: 2.9). There were statistically significant ORs between migraine and female sex, current smokers, higher income, hypertension, depression, syncope, RLS and bruxism. Non-migraine headaches were significantly associated with female sex, age, RLS and ischaemic disease. Migraine with aura was significantly associated with syncope, ischaemic disease, higher income and BMI. There was an overall significant trend of increasing migraine features in the presence of depression, syncope, RLS, bruxism and hypertension. Conclusions: Headache in general and migraine in particular are associated with multiple comorbidities in comparison to non-headache participants in our cohort, with an estimated prevalence similar to that of western countries.

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“…There is evidence in the literature supporting our results. In almost all epidemiological studies from all over the world, the incidence of headache has been reported to be higher in women than men (1,5,10,12,14,15,16,17,24,27,39,41,43). All the studies (12, 37) have revealed that migraine is two or three times more common in females than males.…”

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Headache and its effects on health-related quality of life among adults

Arslantaş¹,

Tözün²,

Ünsal³

et al. 2013

Turkish Neurosurgery

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AIm: This study was conducted with aim of determining prevalence of headache and evaluating its effects on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Beylikova town of Eskisehir city in the west of Turkey. mAterIAl and methOds: This study was conducted on adults aged 20 years and over aged between May11 and June04 2009 in Beylikova town of Eskisehir city in the west of Turkey. A total of 587 people were selected by simple randomized method. The International Headache Society criteria were used for the determination of severity of headache. The 36-item short-form (SF-36) was used for the assessment of healthrelated quality of life. results:The number of men and women was 302 (51.4%), and 285 (48.6%), respectively. The mean age was 46.70±15.26 years (range, 20-87 years). Headache prevalence was found to be 78.2% (n=459). Decreased headache prevalence was found in the ages older than 30-44 age group (p <0.05). All domains of SF-36, the mean scores were higher in individuals without headache than those with headache (for each, p<0.05). Migraine prevalence was found to be 7.2% (n=33). COnClusIOn:In accordance with the literature, this study found the presence of headache in adults at high frequency (78.2%). Particularly the presence of migraine and increased severity of headache were found to decrease the quality of life.

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Prevalence of Primary Headache Syndrome in Adults in the Qassim Region of Saudi Arabia

Abstract: The findings agree with the reported prevalence of 10% to 12% in other communities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, but lower than the rates in Western countries. The lower rates are probably related to sociocultural factors.

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Prevalence of migraine and tension-type headache among adults in Jordan

Prevalence of migraine and tension-type headache among adults in Jordan

Migraine and Headache Prevalence and Associated Comorbidities in a Large Saudi Sample

Headache and its effects on health-related quality of life among adults

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