title: Frequency and pattern of headache among medical students at Enugu, South East Nigeria.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To ascertain frequency and pattern of primary headaches among young Nigerians as represented by medical students in the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, South East Nigeria.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross-sectional descriptive interview-based study using structured headache questionnaire. Consent was obtained and the results interpreted following the guidelines of the International Headache Society.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The one year Frequency of headache of any type was 88.3% (86.7% in males and 90.4% in females). The Frequency for migraine, tension-type headache and chronic daily headache was 18.1% (males 16.3%, females 20.5% with male: female ratio = 1:1.3), 36.8% and 17% respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a high Frequency of headache of several types--migraine, tension type headache and chronic daily headache--among medical students. Migraine was 1.3 times commoner in females than in males.
authors: Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria. adikaibeb@yahoo.com
authors: Adikaibe Birinus
authors: AB
authors: Ezeala-Adikaibe
authors: Ekenze Oluchi
authors: EO
authors: Stella
authors: Onwuekwe
authors: O
authors: Ikenna
authors: Ulasi
authors: U
authors: Ifeoma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D020773:Headache Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D012577:Schools, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D018781:Tension-Type Headache / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult