WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH

*Suhad Falah Hassan, Azhar Esmael Al- Akeedy and Maryam Abdullah Ahmed

ABSTRACT

Background: Headache affects practically every medical and surgical speciality. Migraine, the second most frequent main headache, is a significant medical illness that can bring financial and personal damages to sufferers. Migraine causes 27% of strokes in those under 45. The study aims to measure migraine prevalence in the study group and their relatives. Studying migraine-related issues. Method: The present study was carried out to determine the prevalence of known cases of migraine among a group of Baghdadi people. Thus 1500 person (756 males and 744 females, their ages were ranging from 10 – 60 years) taken from AL – Nahrain University college of Medicine. Results: The prevalence of diagnosed migraines was recorded at 8.2%, with a prevalence of 9.7% among females and 6.7% among males. The age group of 30 to 39 years exhibited the maximum prevalence, recorded at 18.4%. Migraine without aura was observed in 65.9% of cases, while migraine with aura was identified in 34.1%. Among the classic migraine types, visual aura was the most prevalent form of aura. This study demonstrated that 43.9% of participants experienced headaches characterised by a pulsating quality. Furthermore, physical activity and tension emerged as the predominant precipitating factors, whereas sleep was identified as the most prevalent alleviating factor. A positive family history was observed in 46.4% of cases. Conclusion: In Baghdad, 8.2% of persons have been diagnosed with migraine. Age (30–39), female sex, free employment (in-door), good socioeconomic level, and positive family history were connected with migraine.

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