Prevalencia de la migraña en estudiantes de educación básica y media de Mérida, Venezuela The prevalence of migraines among primary- and secondary-school students in Mérida, Venezuela
Objetivos. Determinar la prevalencia de la migraña en una población estudiantil del Municipio Libertador (Mérida, Venezuela), el efecto incapacitante de la cefalea en general y la proporción de individuos que se automedican. Métodos. Se aplicó una autoencuesta a una muestra de 1 714 alumnos de 10 a...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:308fd0f9f03f43e090d129c2d889d383 2023-05-15T15:18:04+02:00 Prevalencia de la migraña en estudiantes de educación básica y media de Mérida, Venezuela The prevalence of migraines among primary- and secondary-school students in Mérida, Venezuela Juana Rondón Alix Padrón-Freytez Remy Rada F. 2001-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/308fd0f9f03f43e090d129c2d889d383 EN ES PT eng spa por Pan American Health Organization http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892001000200003 https://doaj.org/toc/1020-4989 https://doaj.org/toc/1680-5348 1020-4989 1680-5348 https://doaj.org/article/308fd0f9f03f43e090d129c2d889d383 Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp 73-77 (2001) Cefalalgia migraña adolescencia prevalencia automedicación Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2001 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T01:26:21Z Objetivos. Determinar la prevalencia de la migraña en una población estudiantil del Municipio Libertador (Mérida, Venezuela), el efecto incapacitante de la cefalea en general y la proporción de individuos que se automedican. Métodos. Se aplicó una autoencuesta a una muestra de 1 714 alumnos de 10 a 21 años de edad seleccionada por muestreo estratificado y aleatorio simple. Resultados. La prevalencia de la cefalea fue de 84,4%, y la de la migraña de 16,8%. La migraña no tuvo un efecto incapacitante importante en esta población. De los estudiantes con cefalea, 69,2% no solicitaron asistencia médica y 80,3% se automedicaron. Conclusiones. La migraña es muy frecuente y las cifras de automedicación y carencia de asistencia médica indican que debe existir un déficit de cobertura de los servicios de salud y desinformación de la población que ocasiona un subregistro de la cefalea. Objective. The epidemiological impact of headaches in populations is not adequately known since most of the data come from clinical studies. Therefore, we decided to survey a population of students in the municipality of Libertador, in the state of Mérida, Venezuela, to determine the prevalence of migraines, the incapacitating effect of headaches in general, and the proportion of individuals who self-medicate. Methods. We first used stratified sampling to choose schools in the municipality, and then simple random sampling to select which classrooms to survey. A total of 1 714 students, ranging in age from 10 to 21 years old, completed a survey. Results. Among the students, 84.4% of them reported having had headaches, and 16.8% of them reported experiencing migraines. We did not find a noticeable incapacitating effect of migraines in this population. Of the students who had had headaches, 69.2% of them did not request medical care, and 80.3% of them reported self-medicating. Conclusions. From these results we conclude that migraines are very frequent among this population. Judging from the levels of self-medication and the lack of medical ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Tuvo ENVELOPE(13.782,13.782,67.054,67.054) |
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Objetivos. Determinar la prevalencia de la migraña en una población estudiantil del Municipio Libertador (Mérida, Venezuela), el efecto incapacitante de la cefalea en general y la proporción de individuos que se automedican. Métodos. Se aplicó una autoencuesta a una muestra de 1 714 alumnos de 10 a 21 años de edad seleccionada por muestreo estratificado y aleatorio simple. Resultados. La prevalencia de la cefalea fue de 84,4%, y la de la migraña de 16,8%. La migraña no tuvo un efecto incapacitante importante en esta población. De los estudiantes con cefalea, 69,2% no solicitaron asistencia médica y 80,3% se automedicaron. Conclusiones. La migraña es muy frecuente y las cifras de automedicación y carencia de asistencia médica indican que debe existir un déficit de cobertura de los servicios de salud y desinformación de la población que ocasiona un subregistro de la cefalea. Objective. The epidemiological impact of headaches in populations is not adequately known since most of the data come from clinical studies. Therefore, we decided to survey a population of students in the municipality of Libertador, in the state of Mérida, Venezuela, to determine the prevalence of migraines, the incapacitating effect of headaches in general, and the proportion of individuals who self-medicate. Methods. We first used stratified sampling to choose schools in the municipality, and then simple random sampling to select which classrooms to survey. A total of 1 714 students, ranging in age from 10 to 21 years old, completed a survey. Results. Among the students, 84.4% of them reported having had headaches, and 16.8% of them reported experiencing migraines. We did not find a noticeable incapacitating effect of migraines in this population. Of the students who had had headaches, 69.2% of them did not request medical care, and 80.3% of them reported self-medicating. Conclusions. From these results we conclude that migraines are very frequent among this population. Judging from the levels of self-medication and the lack of medical ... |
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Prevalencia de la migraña en estudiantes de educación básica y media de Mérida, Venezuela The prevalence of migraines among primary- and secondary-school students in Mérida, Venezuela |
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Prevalencia de la migraña en estudiantes de educación básica y media de Mérida, Venezuela The prevalence of migraines among primary- and secondary-school students in Mérida, Venezuela |
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Prevalencia de la migraña en estudiantes de educación básica y media de Mérida, Venezuela The prevalence of migraines among primary- and secondary-school students in Mérida, Venezuela |
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Prevalencia de la migraña en estudiantes de educación básica y media de Mérida, Venezuela The prevalence of migraines among primary- and secondary-school students in Mérida, Venezuela |
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Prevalencia de la migraña en estudiantes de educación básica y media de Mérida, Venezuela The prevalence of migraines among primary- and secondary-school students in Mérida, Venezuela |
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prevalencia de la migraña en estudiantes de educación básica y media de mérida, venezuela the prevalence of migraines among primary- and secondary-school students in mérida, venezuela |
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