Abstract
The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of headache subtypes and headache-specific disability among children and adolescents in Shanghai, China, and to assess the validity and reliability of the ID-migraine questionnaire in this population. Of 4812 students who completed the questionnaire, 466 (9.68%) had experienced a headache in the past 3 months. Of the 466 headache sufferers, 44.85% were classified as having migraine. The proportion of migraine varied with age from 23.29% to 43.48%, and high proportions were found at ages 14 years and 15 years. The average proportion of: tension-type headache was 29.18%, and the proportions of cluster and other headache were 6.22% and 19.74%, respectively. According to the Paediatric Migraine Disability Assessment Score classification, the percentage of headache sufferers with grade I disability ranged from 40.54% to 71.43% across age groups and was 61.24% overall. The overall sensitivity of the ID-migraine screening questionnaire was 39.71% and the specificity was 46.63%.
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