Online ISSN: 2515-8260

ASSESSMENT THE LEVELS OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE PREVALENCE MIGRAINE HEADACHE AMONG HEALTHCARE PROVIDERSIN PHC CENTERS IN MAKKAH CITY, SAUDI ARABIA, 2019

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Hattan Kamal Khan , Mahdi Abdulrahman Alyamani , Ali Mohammed Safar Alzahrani , Khalied Mohammed Noor Jamal , Khalid Mater Alharbi , Fahad Ali Hassan Kaleem, Ahmed Ali Doshi , Salem Zammam Ateq Alnadwi , Amal Mohammed Kalbi , Abdulmoti Hassan Saqar Alhothli , Nouf Abdulrahman Abdullah Melebary

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1. Background Migraine poses a significant burden for patients, and it has multiple diagnostic and management challenges, particularly among primary health-care workers ( physicians, nurse, administrative). Migraine is a public health problem and it is the third most common cause of disability among individuals below the age of 50. In spite of the multiplicity of the studies concerned with exploring the disease epidemiology and nature worldwide, data from Saudi Arabia are lacking. Migraine is one of the most critical concerns among healthcare providers and other relevant stakeholders in the health sector. It is one of the significant causes of disability among older patients (aged 50-years and above). Saudi Arabia has had its share of the health issue with the ever-increasing prevalence of migraine in the country. Despite the concerted and collaborative efforts among major stakeholders on the provision of the assessment of the identified health problem, data from Saudi Arabia mostly lack, especially on the epidemiology of the health condition. According to the recent reports from the Global Burden Disease (GBD), migraine ranks third among the leading cause of disability globally. The prevalence rate varies significantly within the Arabian countries; Saudi Arabia (12%), Qatar (72%), and Oman (83%)

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