Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Primary Health Directorate, Ministry of Health, Ramallah, Palestine.
BMC Neurol. 2022 Jan 3;22(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s12883-021-02526-9.
Headache is one of the most disturbing complaints worldwide, negatively impacting social and regular life activities. In the background of stressful life in medical schools, adding to the stressful situation in Palestine, a developing country under occupation, this study investigated the prevalence and clinical characteristics of migraines and tension- type headaches among medical students from the Palestinian Universities in West Bank and Gaza.
A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted on all Palestinian Medical Students. Students were diagnosed based on ICHD-3 criteria. Demographic characteristics were compared by gender for each type of headache. Frequency, percentage, and mean ± SD. Pearson's chi-squared test, independent t-test, and one-way ANOVA were used where needed. P-value < 0.05 was considered significant.
The study included 806 medical students; 476 (59.0%) of them were female. TTH and migraine's prevalence was 59.8 and 22%, respectively, with a higher prevalence among basic year students. The female to male ratio was 1:0.6 for both types of headaches. Sleep deprivation, physical activities, and altered sleep patterns were reported as the top triggering factors.
The results demonstrate that the prevalence of both subtypes' primary headache is high among Palestinian medical students, with a higher prevalence among basic year students. The study also showed that these findings are higher than other studies among medical students in other countries.
头痛是全球最令人困扰的症状之一，严重影响社会和日常生活活动。在医学院紧张的生活背景下，再加上巴勒斯坦这个被占领的发展中国家的紧张局势，本研究调查了西岸和加沙地带巴勒斯坦大学医学生偏头痛和紧张型头痛的患病率和临床特征。
对所有巴勒斯坦医学生进行了基于问卷的横断面研究。学生根据 ICHD-3 标准进行诊断。根据每种头痛类型的性别比较人口统计学特征。使用频率、百分比和平均值 ± SD。需要时使用 Pearson 卡方检验、独立 t 检验和单因素方差分析。P 值<0.05 被认为具有统计学意义。
该研究纳入了 806 名医学生；其中 476 名（59.0%）为女性。TTH 和偏头痛的患病率分别为 59.8%和 22%，基础年级学生的患病率更高。两种类型头痛的男女比例均为 1:0.6。睡眠不足、体力活动和睡眠模式改变被报告为最常见的触发因素。
研究结果表明，巴勒斯坦医学生偏头痛的两种亚型的患病率都很高，基础年级学生的患病率更高。研究还表明，这些发现高于其他国家医学生的研究结果。
