Headache epidemiology in Vitória, Espírito Santo

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Gustavo Wruck Kuster¹  Jasper Guimarães Santos¹  Renan Barros Domingues¹  Livia Almeida Dutra¹ 

[1] Escola de Medicina da Santa Casa de Misericórdia;

关键词: headache;    prevalence;    self medication;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2004000400004

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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%).

【 授权许可】

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