Abstract
Background: The world prevalence of migraine is estimated at 5–10% in the general population, but it is much higher in young adults, particularly females. In men, migraine is often underdiagnosed or confused as tension-type or sinus headache and, as a consequence, treated inadequately and delayed. Headache is one of the most common neurological disorders worldwide, and migraine is one of the most disabling forms. It is characterized by a recurrent unilateral throbbing headache, usually associated with nausea, photophobia, and phonophobia.
Objectives of study: This study Determine the prevalence of migraine, and its associated risk factors among young adult at Peoples Medical College Nawabshah.
Methodology: This study was a cross-sectional descriptive, in which non-probability convenience sampling was used. The sample size of this study was 169, and conducted from September to November 2025 at Peoples Medical College Nawabshah.
conducted to determine the prevalence of migraine among adults attending the Nawabshah People’s Medical and Central Hospital (PMCH), Nawabshah.
Results: The prevalence of migraine among male were (48.5%) and female (51.5%), Mean age of study subject 18 year, with S.D + 4.04789, minimum 12 year and maximum 38 years, and have significant association (p = .041). The most frequent symptoms of migraine reported were nausea, and sleep deprivation, sensitivity of light. Majority of participants were female. Moreover, recurrent severe headache was reported by 130 participant (76.92%), and have significant association (p=.003)
Conclusion: This study concluded that prevalence of migraine, and associated risk factors at Peoples Medical College Hospital Nawabshah., further, this study also determined the its impact on daily life style