Prevalence and impact of headache and migraine among Brazilian Tupiniquim natives.
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.
Domingues
Renan Barros
RB
Headache Clinic, Department of Pathology, School of Health Sciences of Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória, Vitória, ES, Brazil. renan-domingues@uol.com.br
Cezar
Priscila Bacchetti
PB
Schmidt Filho
Jair
J
de Moraes Filho
Milton Nunes
MN
Pinheiro
Mariana Novaes
MN
Marchiori
João G
JG
Brito
Francine
F
Domingues
Simone Aires
SA
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