Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the patients (n = 320)
Study variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
Age in years | |
18–25 years | 117 (36.6%) |
26–30 years | 85 (26.6%) |
31–40 years | 82 (25.6%) |
> 40 years | 36 (11.2%) |
Gender | |
Male | 125 (39.1%) |
Female | 195 (60.9%) |
Educational level | |
Illiterate | 03 (0.90%) |
Primary | 09 (02.8%) |
Secondary | 81 (25.3%) |
University degree | 200 (62.5%) |
Postgraduate | 27 (08.5%) |
Employed | |
Yes | 133 (41.6%) |
No | 187 (58.4%) |
Smoking | |
Yes | 74 (23.1%) |
No | 246 (76.9%) |
How long have you been diagnosed with migraine headaches? | |
< 1 year | 97 (30.2%) |
1–2 years | 93 (29.1%) |
3–5 years | 60 (18.8%) |
> 5 years | 70 (21.9%) |
How often do you have migraine attacks? | |
< 12 times a year | 76 (23.8%) |
1–4 times per month | 103 (32.2%) |
1–3 times per week | 90 (28.1%) |
Daily or almost daily | 51 (15.9%) |
Medication used when having a headache | |
Paracetamol | 135 (42.2%) |
Strong painkillers | 87 (27.2%) |
Paracetamol and painkillers | 51 (15.9%) |
Triptan derivatives and nausea medications | 44 (13.8%) |
Others | 03 (0.90%) |
Preventive medication for the treatment of migraine | |
I don’t use preventive medication | 172 (53.8%) |
Topamax | 30 (09.4%) |
Amitriptyline | 32 (10.0%) |
Propranolol | 34 (10.6%) |
Tegretol | 11 (03.4%) |
Others | 03 (0.90%) |
I use preventive medicine but I don't know its name or I don't remember it | 38 (11.9%) |
Do you suffer from chronic diseases | |
Yes | 85 (26.6%) |
No | 235 (73.4%) |