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Table 5 The prevalence primary headaches in the current study compared to previous publications in different countries

From: Prevalence and burden of primary headache disorders among a local community in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Author/country

Journal

Year of publication

Primary headache%

Migraine%

Tension type headache%

Chronic tension headache/CDH%

Cluster headache%

In this study

21.6

10.0

10.4

0.0

1.3

Takele Ethiopia

J headache pain

2008

16.4

6.2

9.8

1.6

0.45

Yu China

Headache

2012

23.8

9.3

10.8

1.0

NA

Teklehaimanot Ethiopa

cephalalgia

1995

NA

3.0

NA

1.7

0.03

Queiroz Brazil

cephalalgia

2005

NA

22.1

22.9

6.4

NA

Stovner Global

cephalalgia

2007

46.0

11.0

42.0

3.0

NA

Cheung Hong Kong

Headache

2000

37.1

4.7

26.9

1.0

NA

Ertas Turkey

J headache pain

2012

NA

28.8

14.5

0.1

NA

Yoon Germany

J headache pain

2012

NA

16.6

12.5

0.5

NA

Katsarava Georgia

J headache pain

2007

NA

8.6

20.4

5.4

NA

Katsarava Georgia

Neurology

2009

NA

15.6

37,3

3.3

NA