The prevalence and some risk factors of primary headache disorders among the school-aged children in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia / Монголын Анагаах Ухаан

ABSTRACT

Background@#The primary headache disorders are one of the most common complaints among children and adolescents. Migraine and tension-type headache (TTH) are the most frequently types of primary headache, with prevalence of approximately 9.1% for migraine and 10–24% for TTH among children. </br>The aim of this study was to determine the 1-year prevalence and some risk factors of primary headache disorders in school-aged children.@*Material and Methods@# A cross-sectional, school-based survey consisting of semi-structured questionnaires was administered to randomly select aged 6-11 years using stratified multistage cluster sampling during the period from April to June 2018. The questionnaire of primary headache was based on International Classification of Headache Disorders-III criteria. Statistical analysis was performed by using the SPSS, version 21. Student’s T-test, chi-square test and analysis of variance were used for comparisons when appropriate. The level of statistical significance was set at p<0.05.@*Results@#We surveyed totally 635 participants; the one-year prevalence of all types of headache was 54.6%. Prevalence of migraine and tension-type headache was 3.0% and 5.4%, respectively. Elucidated biometric and socio-demographic risk factors showed statistically significant difference in prevalence of migraine type of household, life situation and residential quarter.@*Conclusion @#Our study found that frequency of prevalence of primary headaches among the school-aged children is relatively high and comparable with other countries.