title: Prevalence of primary headache disorders in school-going children in Kashmir Valley (North-west India).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A prospective prevalence study of primary headache disorders in school going children (8-18 years) in Srinagar district of Kashmir valley was conducted.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study population comprised of a randomized sample of 5000 school going children in the age group of 8-18 years from various educational institutions of Srinagar city. A self-administered pretested questionnaire was filled by the participants and the diagnosis established by following the International Headache Society criteria (IHS) 2004.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overall prevalence of primary headache disorders was found to be 664/1000. The prevalence of tension-type headache and migraine was found to be 50.99% and 26.98%, respectively. The prevalence revealed an upward trend with increasing age with preponderance for female sex.
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Department of Medicine (Neurology Division), Govt. Medical College and Associated S.M.H.S. Hospital (University of Kashmir), Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: A Hameed
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: Parvaiz A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Yawar
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yaseen