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Prevalence and burden of primary headache in Akaki textile mill workers, Ethiopia

Headache disorders are the most common complaints worldwide. Migraine, tension-type and cluster headaches account for majority of primary headaches and impose a substantial burden on the individual, family or society at large. The burden is immense on workers, women and children in terms of missing...

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Autores principales: Takele, Getahun Mengistu, Tekle Haimanot, Redda, Martelletti, Paolo
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Milan 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2276239/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18283416
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10194-008-0024-z
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author Takele, Getahun Mengistu
Tekle Haimanot, Redda
Martelletti, Paolo
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description Headache disorders are the most common complaints worldwide. Migraine, tension-type and cluster headaches account for majority of primary headaches and impose a substantial burden on the individual, family or society at large. The burden is immense on workers, women and children in terms of missing work and school days. There are few studies that show relatively lower prevalence of primary headaches in Africa as compared to Europe and America. There might be many reasons for this lower prevalence. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence and burden of primary headaches among the Akaki textile factory workers, which may provide data for the local and international level toward the campaign of lifting the burden of headache worldwide. The overall 1-year prevalence of all types of primary headaches was found to be 16.4%, and that of migraine was 6.2%. The prevalence of migraine in females was 10.1% while it was 3.7% in males. The prevalence of tension-type headaches was found to be 9.8%. This was 16.3 % in females as compared to 5.7% in males. The burden of the primary headaches in terms of lost workdays, gross under recognition and absence of effective treatment is tremendous. In conclusion, the prevalence of primary headaches in the Akaki textile mill workers is significant, particularly in females, and the burden is massive, in a place of poverty and ignorance. We recommend the availability and administration of specific therapy to the factory workers with primary headaches, and community based well-designed study for the whole nation’s rural and urban population.
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spelling pubmed-22762392008-03-28 Prevalence and burden of primary headache in Akaki textile mill workers, Ethiopia Takele, Getahun Mengistu Tekle Haimanot, Redda Martelletti, Paolo J Headache Pain Original Headache disorders are the most common complaints worldwide. Migraine, tension-type and cluster headaches account for majority of primary headaches and impose a substantial burden on the individual, family or society at large. The burden is immense on workers, women and children in terms of missing work and school days. There are few studies that show relatively lower prevalence of primary headaches in Africa as compared to Europe and America. There might be many reasons for this lower prevalence. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence and burden of primary headaches among the Akaki textile factory workers, which may provide data for the local and international level toward the campaign of lifting the burden of headache worldwide. The overall 1-year prevalence of all types of primary headaches was found to be 16.4%, and that of migraine was 6.2%. The prevalence of migraine in females was 10.1% while it was 3.7% in males. The prevalence of tension-type headaches was found to be 9.8%. This was 16.3 % in females as compared to 5.7% in males. The burden of the primary headaches in terms of lost workdays, gross under recognition and absence of effective treatment is tremendous. In conclusion, the prevalence of primary headaches in the Akaki textile mill workers is significant, particularly in females, and the burden is massive, in a place of poverty and ignorance. We recommend the availability and administration of specific therapy to the factory workers with primary headaches, and community based well-designed study for the whole nation’s rural and urban population. Springer Milan 2008-02-19 2008-04 /pmc/articles/PMC2276239/ /pubmed/18283416 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10194-008-0024-z Text en © Springer-Verlag 2008
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title Prevalence and burden of primary headache in Akaki textile mill workers, Ethiopia
title_full Prevalence and burden of primary headache in Akaki textile mill workers, Ethiopia
title_fullStr Prevalence and burden of primary headache in Akaki textile mill workers, Ethiopia
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title_short Prevalence and burden of primary headache in Akaki textile mill workers, Ethiopia
title_sort prevalence and burden of primary headache in akaki textile mill workers, ethiopia
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2276239/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18283416
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10194-008-0024-z
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