PREVALENCE OF PRIMARY HEADACHE DISORDERS IN SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN IN TERTIARY EYE CARE IN SOUTHERN INDIA.

Dr. Sonali Kajla Singh; Dr. S.R.Suprithy; Dr. B.Chandrasekaran

Volume : VIII, Issue : V, May - 2019

PREVALENCE OF PRIMARY HEADACHE DISORDERS IN SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN IN TERTIARY EYE CARE IN SOUTHERN INDIA.

Dr. Sonali Kajla Singh, Dr. S. R. Suprithy, Dr. B. Chandrasekaran

Abstract :

Objective: A prospective prevalence study of primary headache disorders in school going children (8–18 years) in Sree Balaji medical college and hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu was conducted. Materials and Methods: The study population comprised of a randomized sample of 200 school going children in the age group of 8–18 years from various educational institutions of Chennai city. A self–administered pretested questionnaire was filled by the participants and the diagnosis was affirmed by ophthalmologists by doing relevant examinations. Results: The overall prevalence of primary headache disorders was found to be 664/1000. The prevalence of tension–type headache and migraine was found to be 50.99% and 26.98%, respectively. The prevalence revealed an upward trend with increasing age with preponderance for female sex.