Migraine attacks among Lebanese university medical students: A cross sectional study on prevalence and correlations
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
Migraine is a common neurologic disorder and has a great influence on medical students' life. This study aims to determine the prevalence of migraine as well as its association with different factors, and its impact on daily activities among medical students in the Lebanese university.
METHODS
This is a cross sectional, monocentric study. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed electronically in March 2021. It included the headache society criteria to diagnose migraine as well as questions about demographic data and some associated factors. The impact of migraine on daily activities was measured using the MIDAS scale.
RESULTS
Among 471 participants, prevalence of migraine was found to be 12.1%. Age (p = 0.02), family history (p < 0.001), academic year (p = 0.009), online education (p < 0.001), anxiety (p = 0.017), depression (p = 0.001) as well as insomnia (p < 0.001) were found to be associated with migraine. Lastly, based on the MIDAS scale, half of the students suffering from migraine (55%) suffered from severe disability (grade 4 MIDAS).
CONCLUSION
High prevalence of migraine was apparent among medical students in our current study. Anxiety, depression, insomnia as well as the presence of online education were considered as factors associated with this disease.
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