Prevalence and characteristics of headache among medical students in Egypt: a multicentric cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Headaches are one of the most common neurological disorders, ranging in severity from mild discomfort to a severe, debilitating condition. Headaches are particularly prevalent among medical students, which can be attributed to various factors such as psychological stressors, extensive studying, long hours of clinical rotations and high-pressure examination. This study aims to ascertain the prevalence of different types of headaches, along with analysing their associated clinical characteristics among medical students in Egypt.

Methods

A multicentric, descriptive questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted across five governmental faculties of medicine in Egypt from November 2022 to March 2023. Using a multistage random sampling method, 600 undergraduat

SUBMITTER: Mohamed RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11481110 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature