Table 3. Characteristics of Headache (N=1021).
| Parameter | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Duration | ||
| Minutes | 61 | 6 |
| Hours | 580 | 56.8 |
| Days | 380 | 27.2 |
| Periodicity | ||
| Continuous | 505 | 49.5 |
| Occasional | 284 | 27.8 |
| Periodic | 232 | 22.7 |
| Nature of pain | ||
| Pulsatile | 139 | 13.6 |
| Pin prick | 47 | 4.6 |
| Electric shock | 20 | 2 |
| Burning | 40 | 3.9 |
| Tingling | 130 | 12.7 |
| Dull | 65 | 6.4 |
| Heavy | 107 | 10.5 |
| Compressive | 446 | 43.7 |
| Others | 27 | 2.6 |
| Severity of pain | ||
| Mild | 274 | 26.8 |
| Moderate | 544 | 53.3 |
| Severe | 203 | 19.9 |
| Parameter | n | % |
| Co-existing symptoms | ||
| Tinnitus | 38 | 3.7 |
| Dizziness | 125 | 12.2 |
| Discomfort | 103 | 10.1 |
| Fever | 11 | 1.1 |
| Nausea/vomiting | 482 | 47.2 |
| Stiffness | 10 | 1 |
| Insomnia | 41 | 4.1 |
| Photophobia | 252 | 24.7 |
| Phonophobia | 97 | 9.5 |
| Visual disturbance | 246 | 24.1 |
| Vertigo | 125 | 12.2 |
| Eye watering | 116 | 11.4 |
| Precipitating factor | ||
| Fatigue | 105 | 10.3 |
| Stress | 347 | 34 |
| Cold | 139 | 13.6 |
| Classroom noise | 282 | 27.6 |
| Warm | 113 | 11.3 |
| Sleep disturbance | 171 | 16.7 |
| Sunlight | 315 | 30.9 |
| Journey | 249 | 24.2 |
| Relieving factor | ||
| Sleep | 606 | 59.4 |
| Drug | 506 | 49.6 |
| Massage | 16 | 1.6 |
| Drugs taken | ||
| Propranolol | 351 | 34.4 |
| Amitryptyline | 228 | 22.3 |
| Nortryptyline | 641 | 62.8 |
| Paracetamol | 851 | 83.3 |
| Flunerizine | 264 | 25.9 |
| Cyproheptadine | 200 | 19.6 |
| Type of Headache | ||
| Tension type headache | 726 | 71.1 |
| Migraine | 188 | 18.4 |
| Chronic daily headache | 68 | 6.7 |
| Other headache | 34 | 3.3 |
| Undetermined headache | 5 | 0.5 |