Prevalence of migraine, and its associated factors among dayak adults in Malaysia

Mohd Talha, Atifah Dhamira and Pang, Jing Xuan and Velayutham, Jaasheka (2021) Prevalence of migraine, and its associated factors among dayak adults in Malaysia. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Introduction: Migraine is one of the most common primary headache disorders with sensory disturbance. It is the most common cause for chronic and recurrent pain in childhood and adolescence. Productivity loss, working and functional limitation may be substancial. In the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD2010), migraine was ranked as the third most prevalent disorder in the world. It has been recognized as the sixth highest cause of disability worldwide. Migraine is often a lifelong disease of these conditions, which, as well as causing pain and disability, often decrease productivity, impair family and social relationships and reduce quality of life. Objective: This study aims to determine the prevalence and its associated factors of migraine among the Dayak adults in Malaysia. Methods: A cross sectional study with simple random sampling method is conducted among the Dayak community in Malaysia. A self-administered online questionnaire consisting of 4 sections which are Section A : Personal & Socio-demographic factors , Section B: ID Migraine , Section C: Migraine Disability Assessment ( MIDAS ) and Section D :EuroQol- 5 Dimension EQ-5D-3L will be answered by 228 respondents. Data was analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 26 . 17/3/2021 (Version 2) Results :A total of 46 out of 146 (31.51%) participants were identified to have migraine. The prevalence of migraine among the Dayak community was 31.51 %, with the severity of 11 dayak respondent (23.9%) had Grade I disability, 13 dayak respondents (28.3%) had Grade II, 14 dayak respondents (30.4%) had Grade III,whilst 8 dayak respondents (17.4%) had Grade IV. Prevalence varies by age; more prominent in the age <40 years old (n=36,78.3%) and decreasing after 40 years old (n=10,21.7%). Migraine was significantly more prevalent among females compared to males (p-value 0.007). In our study, it is observed that migraine prevalence in the lower income group was more (89.1%) than the higher income groups (10.9%) although income group and prevalence of migraine is not significantly associated . There was no significant association of migraine and age group with a p value of 0.809 . Similarly there is also no significant association of migraine with family history and also medical comorbidities with a respective p value of 0.11 and 0.414 . Study revealed that medication intake had a significant association with migraine with a p value of 0.00 . It was also shown that migraine significantly impacted quality of life (p < 0.001). Conclusion: This study revealed that migraine was significantly associated with being female, having medications , lower health related quality of life and severe disability. Keywords: Migraine , Dayak , Associated Factors , Family history , Medical Comorbids , Severity , Health Related Quality Of Life , Sociodemographic , Age , Gender , Medications

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Ms Norafizah Radzuan
Date Deposited:	04 Sep 2023 06:53
Last Modified:	04 Sep 2023 06:53
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1028

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