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