Headache epidemiology in Vitória, Espírito Santo.
This is the first headache survey in the region of Vitória, ES Brazil. A high prevalence of headache sufferers was found (52.8%). Headache was more common among women (63.9%) and less common among people older than 55 years old. The type of professional activity was not related with the headache prevalence. The most frequent causal attribution was stress. Most headache sufferers are not under regular medical treatment (9%), and most of them use analgesic drugs without proper orientation. The most used compounds are combinations with caffeine (33%) and simple analgesics (52.3%).
Domingues
Renan Barros
RB
Ambulatório de Cefaléias, Escola de Medicina da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória ES, Brazil. renandomingues@aol.com
Kuster
Gustavo Wruck
GW
Dutra
Livia Almeida
LA
Santos
Jasper Guimarães
JG
D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012651:Self Medication; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D000700:Analgesics