Epidemiology and Symptomatology of Migraine Among School Children: Denizli Urban Area in Turkey

Objective.—This study was aimed at finding the prevalence, associated factors, and symptomatology of migraine among 5 to 8 grades of secondary and 9 to 11 grades of high school children (age range between 11 and 18 years old) in the Denizli urban area in the western part of Turkey. Background.—Data...

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Published in:Headache 2004-09, Vol.44 (8), p.780-785
Main Authors: Zencir, Mehmet, Ergin, Hacer, Şahiner, Türker, Kılıç, İlknur, Alkış, Esma, Özdel, Lale, Gürses, Dolunay, Ergin, Ahmet
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiovascular system
Child
children
Cross-Sectional Studies
epidemiology
Female
headache
Humans
International Headache Society
Male
Medical sciences
migraine
Migraine Disorders - epidemiology
Migraine Disorders - physiopathology
Neurology
Neuropharmacology
Neurotransmitters. Neurotransmission. Receptors
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Prevalence
Serotoninergic system
Students - statistics & numerical data
Turkey
Turkey - epidemiology
urban
Urban Population - statistics & numerical data
Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system
Vasodilator agents. Cerebral vasodilators
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Summary:Objective.—This study was aimed at finding the prevalence, associated factors, and symptomatology of migraine among 5 to 8 grades of secondary and 9 to 11 grades of high school children (age range between 11 and 18 years old) in the Denizli urban area in the western part of Turkey. Background.—Data from the developed countries indicate that migraine is the most common cause of recurrent headaches in children. Also, childhood migraine is sufficiently severe to prevent the half of the suffering children from carrying on their usual daily activities. Methods.—A cross‐sectional school‐based study was conducted between May 2000 and June 2000. There were 2,490 participants selected by a multistage stratified clustered sampling procedure. A validated self‐administered questionnaire designed according to the International Headache Society criteria was given to the school children of age between 11 and 18 years. Results.—Overall migraine prevalence was 8.8%; it was 6.7% in boys and 11.0% in girls (OR: 1.7; 95% CI: 1.3 to 2.3). Among girls, the highest prevalence (17.7%) occurred at 15 years of age, but among boys, the highest prevalence (11.9%) occurred at 16 years of age. Of children with migraine, 56.5% had a positive family history, and only 29.1% visited a doctor for headache. Conclusion.—Migraine is a common health problem among school children in Denizli urban area and it often goes underdiagnosed.
ISSN:0017-8748
1526-4610
DOI:10.1111/j.1526-4610.2004.04145.x