Original Research Article
Prevalence of migraine and its associated factors among medical students of
Bangladesh: A cross sectional study
Author(s): Abdur Rafi, Tasnim Shahriar, Yeasin Arafat, Abhishek Karmaker, Showsan Kabir Chowdhury, Benazir Jahangir, Meherab Hossain, Mahamoda Sultana and GolamHossain*
Introduction: Medical students are vulnerable group to migraine, one of the most common type of headache worldwide.
The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of migraine and related disability among medical students
of Bangladesh.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 1327 students from six medical colleges Bangladesh during
March 2021 through a self-administered online survey. ID MigraineTM scale and MIDAS scale were used to screen
migraine and migraine related disability respectively. Frequency distribution, and Chi-square test, t-test along with
multiple logistic regressions model were used to determine the prevalence and associated factors of migraine respectively.
Results: The overall prevalence of migraine among the participants was 19%. The prevalence was highe.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/0976-1233.001
