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Objectives.—To perform a prospective epidemiological study of headache in a rural community in Oman, assessing prevalence, symptom profile, and health care utilization pattern. Methods.—Using a door‐to‐door survey prevalence estimates were based on a detailed structured headache assessment questionnaire performed in 1158 subjects. Migraine and tension‐type headache were diagnosed according to the International Headache Society criteria. Results.—The crude lifetime and last‐year prevalence of headache were 83.6% and 78.8%, respectively, with a female preponderance. The last‐year prevalence of migraine and tension headache was 10.1% and 11.2%, respectively. There was no significant gender difference in migraine prevalence (4.5% in male and 5.6% in female), but tension‐type headache was 2.6 times more common in females (3.1% in male and 8.1% in female). Last‐year prevalence of frequent headaches was 5.4%. Forty eight percent of respondents sought medical assistance for their headaches and 79% were using medication, 40% of them used self‐medication. Conclusions.—This prospective study shows that headache is also highly prevalent in this community. Migraine and tension‐type headache hav

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Author

Dirk Deleu; Mushtaq A. Khan; Tariq A. H. Al Shehab

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0017-8748)

Published

2002

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)