Investigating the prevalence of chronic headache and its related factors in Shahrekord cohort study population Community Verified icon

Document Type : Original Article

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, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences

10.22118/jsmj.2024.428879.3319

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Background and Aims: Headache makes it difficult to concentrate at work and other daily activities. Considering the importance of this disease, the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating and determining the prevalence of chronic headache and its related factors in the Shahrekord cohort study.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, after determining the prevalence rate, 594 patients with headache were selected as the case group and 594 people without headache were selected as the control group. Patient information was collected using a checklist and analyzed by Stata statistical software.
Result: The results of the study showed that the prevalence of chronic headache was 5.9%, which was 2.6% in men and 8.8% in women (P<0.001). The prevalence of headache in city residents was 6.4% and more than in rural areas with 4.7% and in illiterate people with 7.3% and it had the highest prevalence (P=0.061). It was 0.1% in patients with diabetes, 7.7% in patients with hypertension, 1.8% in patients with ischemic heart disease, and 15% in patients with depression.
Conclusion: In the present study, the prevalence of headache was higher in women, city residents, unemployed people, smokers, people who consumed drugs and alcohol. Also, the prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and depression in More patients with headache were reported. These findings reflect the importance of the effects of headache and the need to provide strategies for the treatment and prevention of headache.

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  • Receive Date: 05 December 2023
  • Revise Date: 09 March 2024
  • Accept Date: 16 March 2024

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