Ezeala-Adikaibe Adikaibe Birinus, Stella Ekenze Oluchi, Ikenna Onwuekwe, Ifeoma Ulasi
Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria.
Niger J Med. 2012 Apr-Jun;21(2):205-8.
To ascertain frequency and pattern of primary headaches among young Nigerians as represented by medical students in the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, South East Nigeria.
This was a cross-sectional descriptive interview-based study using structured headache questionnaire. Consent was obtained and the results interpreted following the guidelines of the International Headache Society.
The one year Frequency of headache of any type was 88.3% (86.7% in males and 90.4% in females). The Frequency for migraine, tension-type headache and chronic daily headache was 18.1% (males 16.3%, females 20.5% with male: female ratio = 1:1.3), 36.8% and 17% respectively.
There is a high Frequency of headache of several types--migraine, tension type headache and chronic daily headache--among medical students. Migraine was 1.3 times commoner in females than in males.
以尼日利亚东南部埃努古校区尼日利亚大学的医学生为代表，确定尼日利亚年轻人中原发性头痛的发生率和类型。
这是一项基于横断面描述性访谈的研究，使用结构化头痛问卷。获得了同意，并按照国际头痛协会的指南对结果进行了解释。
任何类型头痛的一年发生率为88.3%（男性为86.7%，女性为90.4%）。偏头痛、紧张型头痛和慢性每日头痛的发生率分别为18.1%（男性16.3%，女性20.5%，男女比例为1:1.3）、36.8%和17%。
医学生中偏头痛、紧张型头痛和慢性每日头痛等几种类型的头痛发生率较高。偏头痛在女性中的发生率是男性的1.3倍。
