The prevalence of headache disorders in children and adolescents in Iran: a schools-based study
| العنوان: | The prevalence of headache disorders in children and adolescents in Iran: a schools-based study |
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| المؤلفون: | Mansoureh Togha, Pegah Rafiee, Zeinab Ghorbani, Alireza Khosravi, Tayyar Şaşmaz, Derya Akıcı Kale, Derya Uluduz, Timothy J Steiner |
| المصدر: | Cephalalgia. 42:1246-1254 |
| بيانات النشر: | SAGE Publications, 2022. |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adult, Male, Schools, Adolescent, Headache Disorders, Headache, Infant, Newborn, General Medicine, Iran, Cross-Sectional Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Headache Disorders, Secondary, Prevalence, Humans, Female, Neurology (clinical), Child |
| الوصف: | Background While the Global Burden of Disease study reports headache disorders as the third-highest cause of disability worldwide, the headache data in this study largely come from adults. This national study in Iran, the first of its type in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, was part of a global schools-based programme within the Global Campaign against Headache contributing data from children (6–11 years) and adolescents (12–17 years). Methods We followed the generic protocol for the global study. In a cross-sectional survey, self-completed structured questionnaires were administered to pupils within their classes in 121 schools selected from across the country to be representative of its diversities. Headache diagnostic questions were based on ICHD-3 criteria but for the inclusion of undifferentiated headache. Results Of 3,357 potential participants, 3,244 (children 1,308 [40.3%], adolescents 1,936 [59.7%]; males 1,531 [47.2%], females 1,713 [52.8%]) satisfactorily completed the questionnaire. Children and males were therefore somewhat under-represented, with a participating proportion of 96.6%. Gender- and age-adjusted 1-year prevalence of any headache was 65.4%, of migraine 25.2%, of tension-type headache 12.7%, of undifferentiated headache 22.1%, of all headache on ≥15 days/month 4.1%, and of probable medication-overuse headache 1.1%. All headache types except undifferentiated headache were more prevalent among adolescents than children; probable medication-overuse headache increased five-fold between childhood and adolescence. Conclusions Headache disorders are common in children and adolescents in Iran, with undifferentiated headache accounting for over one third of cases. The increasing prevalence of probable medication-overuse headache with age is concerning. These findings are of importance to health and educational policies in Iran. |
| تدمد: | 1468-2982 0333-1024 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::7cb53e9ea0f06dd2b52bf2ecb5e8debfTest https://doi.org/10.1177/03331024221103814Test |
| حقوق: | CLOSED |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....7cb53e9ea0f06dd2b52bf2ecb5e8debf |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 14682982 03331024 |
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