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Table 2 Awareness of respondents about management of pediatric migraine

From: Study on management of pediatric migraine by general practitioners in northern France

 

Total

Urban

Rural

OR [CI]

Question 1. Medication of first intention

 1. Aspirin

10

14

6

1.2 [0.4–3.8]

 2. Diclofenac

0

0

0

 3. Ibuprofen

45

36

54

0.5 [0.2–1.1]

 4. Niflumic acid

1

2

0

0.3 [0.1–8.2]

 5. Opioids

0

0

0

 6. Paracetamol

44

48

40

1.3 [0.6–3.1]

 7. Sumatriptan

0

0

0

 8. Other

0

0

0

Question 2. Medication of second intention

 1. Ibuprofen

44

46

42

1.2 [0.5–2.5]

 2. Ergotamine

2

4

0

3.1 [0.1–77]

 3. Opioids

0

0

0

 4. Paracetamol

24

18

30

0.5 [0.2–1.3]

 5. Sumatriptan

16

12

10

0.9 [0.3–2.9]

 6. Other triptan

1

2

0

3.01 [0.1–77]

 7. Aspirin

12

14

10

1.5 [0.6–3.9]

Question 3. Dose of ibuprofen

 1. 7.5–10 mg/kg/dose

3

2

4

0.5 [0.08–2.7]

 2. Dose recommended for body weight

96

96

96

1 [0.13–7.4]

 3. Other

1

2

0

5.2 [0.2–111]

Question 4. Number of ibuprofen doses

 1. 1–2 doses

44

50

38

1.6 [0.7–3.6]

 2. >2 doses

56

50

62

0.6 [0.3–1.4]

Question 5. Reasons of ibuprofen non prescription

 1. Not the reference medication

17

20

14

1.8 [0.6–5.4]

 2. Too long onset of action

2

4

0

5.2 [0.2–111]

 3. Adverse effects/toxicity

26

26

26

1

 4. Not indicated/ineffective

6

6

6

1

 5. No answer

45

36

54

 6. Free answer

8

16

0

Question 6. Criteria to start preventive treatment

 1. Frequency of migraine attacks

76

64

88

0.3 [0.1–0.7]*

 2. Intensity of migraine attacks

27

28

26

1.1 [0.5–2.7]

 3. Functional disability

55

52

58

0.8 [0.4–1.8]

 4. Failure/poor tolerance of abortive drugs

41

36

46

0.7 [0.3–1.5]

 5. Other

6

12

0

Question 7. Type of first intention preventive treatment

 1. Pharmacological treatment

40

22

58

0.3 [0.1–0.5]*

 2. Non-pharmacological treatment

8

10

6

1.8 [0.4–7.7]

 3. None

52

68

36

2.3 [1, 1–5]*

Question 8. Referral to a specialist

 1. Failure of first intention abortive drug

17

14

20

7.4 [0.4–147]

 2. Failure of second intention abortive drug

53

58

48

1.4 [0.7–3.3]

 3. Frequent and/or disabling attacks

56

58

54

1.6 [0.7–3.5]

 4. Start preventive treatment

52

58

46

2.1 [0.3–12]

 5. As a matter of course

6

8

4

0.8 [0.3–2.4]

 6. Other

3

6

0

Question 9. Knowledge of HAS guidelines for pediatric migraine

 1. Yes

54

48

60

0.6 [0.3–1.3]

 2. No

46

52

40

1.6 [0.7–3.5]

Question 10. Reading of HAS guidelines for pediatric migraine

 1. Yes

24

24

24

1 [0.4–2.5]

 2. No

76

76

76

1 [0.4–2.5]

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. * P < 0.05