Abstract
Aim: The aim of study is to study the prevalence of headache and its various facets among 200 medical students of SBKSMI & RC. Objectives: 1) To find out the common causes of headache among medical students. 2) To find out gender difference in prevalence of headaches among medical student. 3) To determine the severity and frequency of headache. 4) To find out various relieving factors used by medical students for headache Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional study was done among 200 medical students of SBKS MI & RC. The questionnaire forms were distributed among 200 medical students studying in 2 nd year, 3 rd year or Final year MBBS. They were asked to fill up the forms with their consent and then were collected. Data analysis was done and results and conclusions were reported in the report. Results: Our study demonstrated headache prevalence among 200 medical students of which 110 were male and 90 were female. Prevalence of headache was at least 2 days per month in 37.5% students (75 students). From these students 55.5% (111 students) take medications for relieving. Most common type of headache seen among medical students was Tension type headache in 55% students (110 students) due to exams. Conclusion: The result in this study demonstrate that most common type of headache among medical students of SBKSMI & RC was Tension type headache due to exams and more than half of the students take medications to relieve headache and most of the students suffer headache at least 2 days a month.
Highlights
Headache is one of the most common complaints during medical curriculum and it occurs due to numerous psychological and physical stressors, which are more common in medical students than general population [1]
Our study showed high prevalence of headache amongst males in SBKSMI & RC compared to females
On Prevalence and clinical characteristics of headache in medical students of the University of Lagos, Nigeria showed that headache prevalence was common in men than in women studying in their college
Summary
Headache is one of the most common complaints during medical curriculum and it occurs due to numerous psychological and physical stressors, which are more common in medical students than general population [1]. The problem may influence the students’ future job performance, causing a large burden for individual and the society, considering the role of medical students in improving the community's health [5]. Are still elusive, epidemiological studies on specific populations are needed to help clinicians and researchers find the origin of pain and the factors influencing the frequency of headache [6,7]. Several epidemiological studies have shown a high prevalence of headache among medical students. Several studies have been performed on medical students as the target population Considering this and scarcity of the data on headache epidemiology in our society, the current study was conducted as the first epidemiological study to evaluate the frequency of different types of headache and its associated factors among medical students in SBKSMI & RC
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