Prevalence of Headache among Undergraduate Students of Health Sciences

Introduction Headaches can have a major negative impact on student's academic performance and well being in the atmosphere created by the demanding requirements of health science programs which include intense coursework, clinical rotations, and academic duties. The main objective of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of headache among under graduate students of Health sciences. Methods This study was conducted among 104 students of health sciences from RIMT University between the age group of 17 to 27 years 52 male and 52 female . Headache Disability Index HDI Questionnaire was used as an outcome measure. Results It was observed that 51 of students answered that they have headache once per month, 23 answered that they have headache more than once but less than 4 times a month and 26 students answered that they have headache some times more than once a week. 38.5 claimed the intensity of pain was mild, 50 of students claimed that the intensity of pain was moderate and rest said the pain was severe in terms of intensity. Conclusion The present study concludes that headache was common among health sciences students at RIMT University. The results highlight how crucial it is to treat headaches by taking environmental and lifestyle variables into account. Nishtha Sharma | Jagmeet Kaur | Jaspreet Singh "Prevalence of Headache among Undergraduate Students of Health Sciences" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-8 | Issue-4 , August 2024, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd67184.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/67184/prevalence-of-headache-among-undergraduate-students-of-health-sciences/nishtha-sharma