Migraine among Egyptian medical students: prevalence, disability and psychological distress-cross sectional study

Table 3 Questions related to those diagnosed as migraine (n = 301)

Items		n	%
(1) Did you experience ≥ 5 attacks of headache in the last year?	Yes	281	93.4
	No	20	6.6
	Total	301	100.0
(2) Number of attacks (per month)	1–4	116	38.5
	5–9	53	17.6
	> 10	52	17.3
	Unknown	80	26.6
	Total	301	100.0
(3) Duration (hours)	Less than 4 h	10	3.3
	4–72 h	167	55.5
	More than 72 h	124	41.2
	Total	301	100.0
(4) Intensity	mild	25	8.3
	moderate to sever	276	91.7
	Total	301	100.0
(5) Character of headache	Pulsating	284	94.4
	Burning	7	2.3
	Unknown	10	3.3
	Total	301	100.0
(6) Site of pain	Unilateral	223	79.35
	Bilateral	78	27.7
	Total	301	100.0
(7) Did your headache interference of daily activity (studying, walking or climbing stairs)	Yes	280	93.02
	No	21	6.97
	Total	301	100.0
(8) Association with headache	No	14	4.65
	Nausea or vomiting	98	32.55
	Photophobia or phonophobia	189	62.8
	Total	301	100.0
(9) Did you experience Aura	Yes	94	31.2
	No	207	68.8
	Total	301	100.0
(10) If you answered yes which type of aura?	Visual	75	79.7
	Aphasic	5	5.3
	Motor	14	14.89
	Total	94	100.0