Menstrual-related headaches among a cohort of African adolescent girls
Journal of Pain Research Jan 26, 2020
Adebayo PB, et al. - Researchers conducted a cross-sectional study among a cohort of senior secondary school girls in Abeokuta, Nigeria using a validated adolescent headache survey questionnaire in order to determine the frequency of menstrual-related headaches and to ascertain its burden among these school girls. They interviewed 183 students; of these, 123(67.2%) had recurrent headaches. Definite migraine was prevalent in 17.5% while probable migraine prevalence of 6.0% was reported. Tension-type headache was prevalent in 41.0%. A significant link between migraine and menstruation was observed. These findings illustrate the prevalence of menstrually related headache even among the adolescent which adversely affect their productivity and social life. The intensification of the care of the adolescent with headaches is recommended.
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