Research Article
Primary Headache in Yemen: Prevalence and Common Medications Used
Table 4
Approach to medication use among headache patients.
| Variable | | % |
| Nonadvice medical help for headaches () | | | Nonadvice | 6030 | 62.26 | Advice | 3654 | 37.73 | Advice on using analgesics () | | | Physician | 993 | 27.71 | Pharmacist | 2661 | 72.82 | Medications usage () | | | Daily | 848 | 8.75 | Fewer than daily to weekly | 2381 | 24.58 | Fewer than weekly to monthly | 2702 | 27.90 | Fewer than monthly to 1 year | 2401 | 24.79 | No use | 1347 | 13.90 | Increase in headache frequency after analgesic use | | | Yes | 2172 | 22.42 | No | 7512 | 77.57 | Increase analgesic dose used over time | | | Yes | 3335 | 34.34 | No | 6349 | 65.56 |
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