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Annabell Zevallos-Vásquez, Kiana Azucena Pajuelo-Salazar, J. Jhonnel Alarco
Heliyon, 2023
Heliyon, 2023
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Zevallos-Vásquez, A., Pajuelo-Salazar, K. A., & Alarco, J. J. (2023). Migraine, associated factors, and functional disability in medical students at a peruvian university during the COVID-19 pandemic: An analytical cross-sectional study. Heliyon.
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Zevallos-Vásquez, Annabell, Kiana Azucena Pajuelo-Salazar, and J. Jhonnel Alarco. “Migraine, Associated Factors, and Functional Disability in Medical Students at a Peruvian University during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study.” Heliyon (2023).
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Zevallos-Vásquez, Annabell, et al. “Migraine, Associated Factors, and Functional Disability in Medical Students at a Peruvian University during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study.” Heliyon, 2023.
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@article{annabell2023a,
title = {Migraine, associated factors, and functional disability in medical students at a peruvian university during the COVID-19 pandemic: An analytical cross-sectional study},
year = {2023},
journal = {Heliyon},
author = {Zevallos-Vásquez, Annabell and Pajuelo-Salazar, Kiana Azucena and Alarco, J. Jhonnel}
}
Abstract
Background
It is unknown whether the confinement caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may influence migraine triggers. This study aimed to determine the frequency of migraine and their associated factors in medical students at a Peruvian university. The characteristics of migraine episodes and degree of functional disability caused by migraine were also evaluated.
Methods
An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on medical students of a Peruvian university. The suspected migraine was determined with the Migraine Screen Questionnaire. Sociodemographic, confounding, and COVID-19 pandemic–related variables were included as possible associated factors. Poisson regression models were used, and crude and adjusted prevalence ratios with 95% confidence intervals were estimated.
Results
The participants comprised 327 students, and 30.3% (n = 99) had suspected migraine. Sex, clustered semesters, having family members with migraine and COVID-19 risk factors, and hours in front of the computer were associated with a higher probability of migraine. However, having more hours of sleep per day was associated with a lower probability. Moreover, most students with migraine had a severe functional disability (41.4%).
Conclusions
The high frequency of migraine in medical students could be due to COVID-19-related quarantine. Certain pandemic-related factors increase the probability of having migraine. A high level of disability should promote timely diagnosis and follow-up in affected students.
It is unknown whether the confinement caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may influence migraine triggers. This study aimed to determine the frequency of migraine and their associated factors in medical students at a Peruvian university. The characteristics of migraine episodes and degree of functional disability caused by migraine were also evaluated.
Methods
An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on medical students of a Peruvian university. The suspected migraine was determined with the Migraine Screen Questionnaire. Sociodemographic, confounding, and COVID-19 pandemic–related variables were included as possible associated factors. Poisson regression models were used, and crude and adjusted prevalence ratios with 95% confidence intervals were estimated.
Results
The participants comprised 327 students, and 30.3% (n = 99) had suspected migraine. Sex, clustered semesters, having family members with migraine and COVID-19 risk factors, and hours in front of the computer were associated with a higher probability of migraine. However, having more hours of sleep per day was associated with a lower probability. Moreover, most students with migraine had a severe functional disability (41.4%).
Conclusions
The high frequency of migraine in medical students could be due to COVID-19-related quarantine. Certain pandemic-related factors increase the probability of having migraine. A high level of disability should promote timely diagnosis and follow-up in affected students.