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Menstrual-Related Headaches Among A Cohort Of African Adolescent Girls, Philip Adebayo, Folajimi M. Otubogun, Rufus O. Akinyemi
Menstrual-Related Headaches Among A Cohort Of African Adolescent Girls, Philip Adebayo, Folajimi M. Otubogun, Rufus O. Akinyemi
Internal Medicine, East Africa
Introduction: Migraine attacks associated with menstruation are generally perceived as more severe than attacks outside this period.
Aim and Objective: The study aimed at determining the frequency of menstrual-related headaches among a cohort of senior secondary school girls in Abeokuta, Nigeria. We also determined its burden among these school girls.
Methodology: This study was cross-sectional using a validated adolescent headache survey questionnaire. A self-administration of the instrument was done during a school visit. A headache was classified using the ICHD-II criteria.
Results: Of the 183 students interviewed, 123(67.2%) had recurrent headaches. Mean age ±SD, 16.18± 1.55 (range 12– …