Prevalence and clinical characteristics of headache among medical students of Nepal: A cross-sectional study.

Ayush Mohan BhattaraiShekhar GurungBishnu Deep Pathak Saurab KarkiAyush AdhikariOm Prakash TandonSabin PoudelDeepak YadavChiranjibi PantBishal Dhakal

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Headache was fairly prevalent among medical students. Anxiety/stress in medical life has led to headaches in the majority of students. The headache disturbed their daily activities and promoted self-medication practice. So, this problem should be properly looked into and addressed in time by the concerned authority.

Keyphrases

medical students
healthcare
physical activity
risk factors
primary care
emergency department
sleep quality
quality improvement
depressive symptoms
heat stress