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Table 1 Observed 1-year prevalence of headache types by gender

From: Headache in the adult population of Cameroon: prevalence estimates and demographic associations from a cross-sectional nationwide population-based study

Headache type

Overall

% [95% CI]

Male

% [95% CI]

Female

% [95% CI]

All headache

77.1 [75.5–78.5]

73.6 [71.2–75.9]

79.9 [77.9–81.8]

Migraine

18.9 [17.5–20.3]

15.9 [14.1–17.9]

21.4 [19.5–23.4]

 Definite

5.6 [4.9–6.5]

4.3 [3.3–5.5]

6.8 [5.7–8.1]

 Probable

13.3 [12.1–14.5]

11.7 [10.0–13.5]

14.6 [13.0–16.4]

TTH

44.0 [42.2–45.8]

47.8 [45.1–50.4]

40.9 [38.5–43.3]

 Definite

36.3 [34.6–38.0]

40.2 [37.7–42.8]

33.0 [30.7–35.3]

 Probable

7.7 [6.8–8.7]

7.5 [6.2–9.0]

7.9 [6.7–9.3]

pMOH

6.5 [5.6–7.4]

4.0 [3.0–5.2]

8.5 [7.2–9.9]

Other H15 + 

6.7 [5.9–7.7]

5.0 [4.0–6.4]

8.1 [6.9–9.5]

  1. TTH tension-type headache, pMOH probable medication-overuse headache, H15 + headache on ≥ 15 days/month