Prevalence and Trigger Factors of Primary Headache Among Medical Students in Jenderal Achmad Yani University Batch 2018 During Online Learning Yustiani Dikot (a*), Jusron Iriawan (b), Anamira Cesaria Nur (c)
a) Departemen Penyakit Saraf, Fakultas Kedokteran, Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani, Cimahi. Indonesia
*yustianidikot[at]yahoo.com
b) Departemen Penyakit Dalam, Fakultas Kedokteran, Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani, Cimahi. Indonesia
c) Program Studi Sarjana Kedokteran, Fakultas Kedokteran, Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani, Cimahi. Indonesia
Abstract
Primary headache is the most common complaint in general population. Several epidemiological studies show the high prevalence of primary headache in medical students due to the large number of stressors both psychologically and physically. This study aims to determine the prevalence of primary headaches in medical students at Jenderal Achmad Yani University batch 2018, and to determine the relationship between the use of electronic media, psychological factors, and sleep patterns with the incidence of primary headaches. Descryptive analytical study of primary headache based on questionnaire adapted to the PERDOSSI 2018 headache diagnostic criteria. The assessment of the factors that influence headache was obtained from DASS 21 questionnaire, PSQI, and several parameters related to the use of electronic media such as duration of computer usage, position of the monitor, and the presence of refractive errors. Bivariate data analysis was done using Chi-square test . Multivariate analysis was done using Binary Logistics Regression test. There were 100 respondents consisting of 37 male respondents and 63 female. Migraine headache percentage is 23%, Tension-type headache 27%, Cluster headache 2%, and unspecified headache 20%. There is no significant corelation between psychological factors and sleep quality with headaches. Significant corelation was found between refractive errors on electronic media users with the incidence of primary headaches. It can be concluded that there is significant corelation between refractory error on electronic media users with with the incidence of primary headaches, but not with psychological factor and sleep disorders.
Keywords: Medical students, electronic media user, primary headache
