Volume 27, Issue 137, July 2023

Prevalence, clinical aspects and impact of migraine headache on quality of life of population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Fathi El-Gamal^1♦, Sultan Qurban², Malk Aljohani², Raffal Algaedy², Waleed Weiyani², Salah Eldeen Dafalla³

¹Professor and Chairman of the Family Medicine Department, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah, KSA
²Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah, KSA
³Assistant Professor and Chairman of the Anatomy Department, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah, KSA

^♦Corresponding author
Professor and Chairman of the Family Medicine Department, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah, KSA

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to evaluate prevalence, determinants and associated quality of life impairment due to migraine headache among the population of Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia. A cross sectional study was conducted using the convenient sampling technique via Online-Google form questionnaire. It provided information on: Personal and sociodemographic characteristics, morbid history, clinical aspects of migraine headache and quality of life. Logistic regression and factor analyses were used. Of all the participants, 69% had headache; however, migraine was diagnosed among 38.6% (59/153) of the participants. The subjects with positive family history of migraine were 4.6 times more likely to have migraine compared to those without (OR: 4.564; 95% CI: 1.811, 11.503, p < 0.001). The participants with Migraine were 9.1 times more likely to use OCT drugs (particularly NSAIDs) compared to those without (OR: 9.098; 95% CI: 3.107, 26. 636, 503, p < 0.000). Factor analysis showed that Migraine was associated with restriction of ability to concentrate on work and home activities (weight = 0.206), with feeling angry because of headache (weight = 0.207) and with feeling tired to do work or home activities (weight = 0.203). Migraine headache, is a common health problem that affects the quality of life of the affected population of Jeddah City Saudi Arabia.

Keywords: Migraine headaches, Quality of life, Saudi Arabia

Medical Science, 2023, 27, e287ms3101

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v27i137/e287ms3101

Published: 09 July 2023