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Table 1 Observed 1-year prevalences overall and by gender

From: The prevalence and demographic associations of headache in the adult population of Benin: a cross-sectional population-based study

Headache type

Overall

% [95% CI]

Male

% [95% CI]

Female

% [95% CI]

All headache

74.9 [73.1–76.6]

72.3 [69.7–74.8]

77.6 [75.1–80.0]

Migraine

  definite

  probable

23.5 [21.8–25.3]

10.5 [9.3–11.8]

13.0 [11.7–14.5]

22.1 [19.9–24.6]

10.1 [8.5–11.9]

12.1 [10.4–14.1]

24.9 [22.4–27.5]

10.9 [9.1–12.8]

14.0 [12.1–16.2]

Tension-type headache

  definite

  probable

43.6 [41.6–45.6]

33.9 [32.0-35.9]

9.7 [8.6–11.0]

44.3 [41.6–47.2]

34.2 [31.6–36.9]

10.2 [8.6–12.0]

42.9 [40.0-45.8]

33.6 [30.9–36.4]

9.2 [7.6–11.1]

pMOH

4.2 [3.5–5.1]

2.5 [1.7–3.6]

6.0 [4.7–7.5]

Other H15+

2.8 [2.2–3.6]

2.9 [2.1-4.0]

2.7 [1.9–3.8]

  1. pMOH: probable medication-overuse headache; H15+: headache on ≥ 15 days/month