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| Year : 2011 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 106-109 |
Prevalence of migraine and tension-type headache among school children in Yazd, Iran
H Fallahzadeh, M Alihaydari
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Daneshjoo Boulevard, Health School, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences-Yazd, Iran
Correspondence Address:
H Fallahzadeh
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Daneshjoo Boulevard, Health School, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences-Yazd
Iran
 Source of Support: Grant 388 from Yazd University of Medical Sciences, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.92818
Objective: The etiology and pathogenesis of migraine and other types of headache are still under discussion. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of migraine and tension-type headache and its association with demographic variables among schoolchildren. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed on 930 school children (aged 12-14 years) through cluster sampling method. International Headache Society criteria were used for diagnosis. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used for data analysis. Results: The prevalence of migraine headache was 12.3% (95% CI: 10.2-14.4) and tension-type headache was 4.2% (95% CI: 2.9-5.6). The factor associated with migraine in multivariate analysis were age and sleep disturbances. Conclusions: Migraine is common among school children, although it may be under-recognized. Because children with migraine and tension-type headache have a high prevalence of sleep disturbances, they should always be evaluated for the presence of sleep problems.
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