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Collegium antropologicum, Vol. 33 No. 1, 2009.

Original scientific paper

Migraine and Tension-Type Headache in Medical Students: A Questionnaire Study

Ivana Galinović ; Department of Neurology, University Hospital »Sestre Milosrdnice«, Reference Center for Neurovascular Disorders of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia
Vlasta Vuković ; Department of Neurology, University Hospital »Sestre Milosrdnice«, Reference Center for Neurovascular Disorders of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia
Mario Trošelj ; Croatian National Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia
Sonja Antić ; Department of Neurology, University Hospital »Sestre Milosrdnice«, Reference Center for Neurovascular Disorders of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia
Vida Demarin ; Department of Neurology, University Hospital »Sestre Milosrdnice«, Reference Center for Neurovascular Disorders of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia

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Abstract

The purpose of our study was to perform an epidemiological study of migraine and tension-type headache (TTH) in medical students (MS) at University of Zagreb Medical School and to determine whether there are differences in prevalence, trigger factors, health care utilization and self-medication between sixth year and first year MS. This study included 314 students who answered a questionnaire from October to November 2003. The prevalence of migraine was 8.86% in first year students and 10.90% in sixth year students while the prevalence of TTH was 60.13% and 57.69% respectively. Female students suffered from migraines significantly more often than male students (p=0.017). Female students with migraine linked their headaches to their menstrual cycle significantly more often than female students with TTH (p=0.011). Significantly more first year students have visited a doctor concerning their headaches than sixth year students. Also, there is a significantly higher level of self-medication amongst sixth year students. Our study has shown that a relatively large percent of MS suffers from TTH; a low percent is seeking medical advice for headaches, the majority is self-medicated, and an unacceptably low percentage is taking triptans for migraine.

Keywords

headache; medical students; migraine; tension-type headache; questionnaire study

Hrčak ID:

39548

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/39548

Publication date:

1.3.2009.

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