TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of headache in the entire population of a small city in Brazil
T2 - Brief communication
AU - Junior, Ariovaldo S.
AU - Krymchantowski, Abouch
AU - Moreira, Pedro
AU - Vasconcelos, Luiz
AU - Gomez, Rodrigo
AU - Teixeira, Antonio
PY - 2009/6
Y1 - 2009/6
N2 - Objective. - To estimate the 1-year prevalence of headache, using face-to-face interviews of the entire population of a city in Brazil. Methods. - This was a cross-sectional, population-based study. We conducted face-to-face interviews of all individuals older than 10 years, in a town (Capela Nova) in Brazil. Prevalence of the headache was estimated using prevalence ratios, adjusted by gender, age, marital status, and level education. Results. - The estimated 1-year prevalence of any headache was 65.4%. Headache was 1.5 times more prevalent in women and individuals aged 20 and 29, but less prevalent in the elderly and divorced. There was not association with the level of education. Conclusions. - From a public healthcare perspective, headache should be seen as hypertension and diabetes, and actively screened and treated.
AB - Objective. - To estimate the 1-year prevalence of headache, using face-to-face interviews of the entire population of a city in Brazil. Methods. - This was a cross-sectional, population-based study. We conducted face-to-face interviews of all individuals older than 10 years, in a town (Capela Nova) in Brazil. Prevalence of the headache was estimated using prevalence ratios, adjusted by gender, age, marital status, and level education. Results. - The estimated 1-year prevalence of any headache was 65.4%. Headache was 1.5 times more prevalent in women and individuals aged 20 and 29, but less prevalent in the elderly and divorced. There was not association with the level of education. Conclusions. - From a public healthcare perspective, headache should be seen as hypertension and diabetes, and actively screened and treated.
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Headache
KW - Public health
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2009.01435.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2009.01435.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 19438729
AN - SCOPUS:67650032704
SN - 0017-8748
VL - 49
SP - 895
EP - 899
JO - Headache
JF - Headache
IS - 6
ER -