The study of prevalence of migraine among teachers at Zahedan, Iran

Abstract

Background: To Determine the Prevalence of Migraine Among the Teachers at Zahedan. Because the Teachers Endure Many Stress for Gaining the high Goels. So Stress Is the Greatest cause for Catching Migraine and Economic Losses. Methods and materials: This study Planned to Descriptive – cross sectional. The target Group was the teachers at Zahedan. The Method of Sampling was cluster. Questionnaire consist of the questions about ago , sex , section of teaching , Record of teaching, systemic disease exclusivefrom , the specification of Headache , the causes of Intensification of Headache and the Intensity of headache. Data was Analysed by Spss program with chi squar test. Results: In this Research, 1539 teachers were studied. 40% men and 60% women aged Averaglly 35.7±6.55 Yr. Prevalence of Migraine among samples was 9.7% it has not Meaning full Relation to native or age , education , record of teaching but Migraine headache related to sex and section of teaching. Prevalence of Migraine was 11.9% in women and 6.6% in men. Prevalence of Migraine in primery school teachers were 9.7% , in Guidence school , 8% and in high school teachers , 14% prevalence of Migraine with aura was 54.2%. Conclusions: According to the Results to this study,The Prevalence of Migraine Among the teachers who were tested , is equal to the normal prevalence of Migraine in the whole socity. In three section which was tested, for prevalence of Migraine, the teachers of high school affecting Migraine more than others. And it is arising from the youth's Edutional Problems.