Prevalence and Sociodemographic Correlates of Primary Headache Disorders: Results of a Population-based Survey from Bangalore, India.

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dc.contributor.authorGururaj, Gopalakrishna
dc.contributor.authorKulkarni, Girish B
dc.contributor.authorRao, Girish N
dc.contributor.authorSubbakrishna, D K
dc.contributor.authorStovner, Lars J
dc.contributor.authorSteiner, Timothy J
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-01T11:11:47Z
dc.date.available2015-07-01T11:11:47Z
dc.date.issued2014-10
dc.description.abstractBackground: Headache disorders are common and burdensome throughout the world, placing high demand on health care services. Good information on their prevalence and distribution through sectors of the population are a prerequisite for planning interventions and organizing services, but unavailable for India. Objectives: To fi nd out the prevalence of headache disorders in Karnataka State and establish important sociodemographic associations. Materials and Methods: Using a door to door survey technique, amongst 2997 households, 2329 individuals were interviewed with a validated structured questionnaire by randomly sampling one adult member (aged 18-65 years) from eligible households in urban (n = 1226) and rural (n = 1103) areas of Bangalore, during the period April 2009 and January 2010. Statistical Analysis Used: Chi-square, odds ratio (OR), and logistic regression. Results: The 1-year prevalence of headache was 63.9% (62.0% when adjusted for age, gender and habitation) and 1-day prevalence (headache on the day prior to the survey) was 5.9%. Prevalence was higher in the age groups of 18-45 years, among females (OR = 2.3; 95% confi dence interval: 1.9-2.7) and those in rural areas. Prevalence was higher in rural (71.2 [68.4-73.8]) than in urban areas (57.3 [54.5-60.1]) even after adjusting for gender. The proportion of days lost to headache from paid work was 1.1%, while overall productivity loss (from both paid and household work) was 2.8%. Conclusions: Headache disorders are a major health problem in India with signifi cant burden. It requires systematic efforts to organize effective services to be able to reach a large number of people in urban and rural India. Education of physicians and other health-care workers, and the public should be a pillar of such efforts.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGururaj Gopalakrishna, Kulkarni Girish B, Rao Girish N, Subbakrishna D K, Stovner Lars J, Steiner Timothy J. Prevalence and Sociodemographic Correlates of Primary Headache Disorders: Results of a Population-based Survey from Bangalore, India. Indian Journal of Public Health. 2014 Oct-Dec; 58(4): 241-248.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/158770
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2014;volume=58;issue=4;spage=241;epage=248;aulast=Gururajen_US
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectGlobal campaign against headacheen_US
dc.subjectHeadache disordersen_US
dc.subjectIndiaen_US
dc.subjectPrevalenceen_US
dc.titlePrevalence and Sociodemographic Correlates of Primary Headache Disorders: Results of a Population-based Survey from Bangalore, India.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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