Table 3 Health care seeking practice of students when having migraine
Variable | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Visiting a doctor due to migraine | ||
Yes | 40 | 35.4 |
No | 73 | 64.6 |
Specialists visited by migraineurs (n 40) | ||
Neurologist | 13 | 32.5 |
General practitioner | 5 | 12.5 |
Internist | 9 | 22.5 |
Ophthalmologist | 10 | 25.0 |
ENT | 3 | 7.5 |
Did investigations for their migraine (n 113) | ||
Yes | 20 | 17.7 |
No | 93 | 82.3 |
Medications for migraine (n 113) | ||
No medications | 18 | 15.9 |
Self-medications | 66 | 58.4 |
Prescribed medications | 29 | 25.7 |