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Prevalence of migraine and tension-type headache among undergraduate medical students of Kathmandu Valley: A cross-sectional study.

Oshan Shrestha, Sagun Karki, Niranjan Thapa, Kabindra Lal Shrestha, Aayushama Shah, Pramita Dhakal, Prashant Pant, Sunil Dhungel, Dhan Bahadur Shrestha

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Oshan ShresthaCollege of Medicine Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences Kathmandu Nepal.ORCID 0000-0002-8655-9168
Sagun KarkiCollege of Medicine Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences Kathmandu Nepal.
Niranjan ThapaCollege of Medicine Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences Kathmandu Nepal.
Kabindra Lal ShresthaCollege of Medicine Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences Kathmandu Nepal.
Aayushama ShahCollege of Medicine Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences Kathmandu Nepal.
Pramita DhakalCollege of Medicine Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences Kathmandu Nepal.
Prashant PantDepartment of Critical Care Karnali Academy of Health Sciences Jumla Nepal.
Sunil DhungelDepartment of Physiology Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences Kathmandu Nepal.
Dhan Bahadur ShresthaDepartment of Internal Medicine Mount Sinai Hospital Chicago Illinois USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8121-083X
Nepalese Army Institute of Health Services · NPKarnali Academy of Health Sciences · NPMount Sinai Hospital · US

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Abstract

Background: Headache is the most prevalent neurological symptom which can be of a serious condition, as in brain tumor, but mostly it is a benign condition that includes primary headache such as migraine or tension-type headache (TTH). Migraine reoccurs frequently and is more severe but owing to the high prevalence of TTH, however, impaired quality of life due to TTH is greater than that of migraine at the population level. Medical students are constantly subjected to stress and in such a condition, it was necessary to find out the burden of headache among medical students. This cross-sectional study done among medical students aims to generate some data and literature which will change the outlook of stakeholders towards headache disorders among medical students. Methods: This cross-sectional study is based upon Headache Screening Questionnaire-English Version questionnaire based upon the ICHD-3 beta criteria. Medical students of Kathmandu valley were sampled by using convenient sampling and data were collected. Data were refined in Microsoft Excel and imported to SPSS 20 for analysis. Results: A total of 352 individuals were part of this study, out of which 229 (65.1%) were males and 123 (34.9%) were females with a mean age of 21.72 ±  1.601 years (mean ± SD). Prevalence of migraine and TTH was found to be 15.3% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 11.7%-19.3%) and 40.3% (95% CI: 34.9-45.2), respectively. Through multivariate binomial regression, it was observed that the odds of being diagnosed with migraine increased with age (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.266 [1.013-1.583], Conclusion: Prevalence of migraine and TTH among undergraduate medical students was found to be 15.3% and 40.3%, respectively.

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