title: Prevalence and impact of headache and migraine among Brazilian Tupiniquim natives.
abstract: This is the first study to evaluate the prevalence of headache and migraine among Tupiniquim Brazilian natives. A high prevalence of headache was found and the most prevalent headache was migraine. Women were more commonly affected than men. A high impact of headache was found, especially among migraineurs. Half of the headache sufferers were under medical assistance for headache given by the government Family Health Program (PSF). Most of them declared to use common analgesics. None of them was taking prophylactic therapy for this medical problem.
authors.affiliation: Headache Clinic, Department of Pathology, School of Health Sciences of Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória, Vitória, ES, Brazil. renan-domingues@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Renan Barros
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Domingues
authors.forename: Priscila Bacchetti
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Cezar
authors.forename: Jair
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schmidt Filho
authors.forename: Milton Nunes
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: de Moraes Filho
authors.forename: Mariana Novaes
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
authors.forename: João G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Marchiori
authors.forename: Francine
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brito
authors.forename: Simone Aires
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Domingues
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007199:Indians, South American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult