Callixte Kuate Tegueu, Anastase Dzudie Tamdja, Franklin Kom, Blaise Forgwa Barche, Peter Ebasone, Mélanie Magnerou, Paul Mbonda, Jacques Doumbe, Andreas Husøy, Hallie Thomas, Timothy J Steiner
BACKGROUND: Knowledge of headache prevalence, and the burdens attributable to headache disorders, remains incomplete in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): reliable studies have been conducted only in Zambia (southern SSA) and Ethiopia (eastern SSA). As part of the Global Campaign against Headache, we investigated the prevalence of headache in Cameroon, in Central SSA. METHODS: We used the same methodology as the studies in Zambia and Ethiopia, employing cluster-randomized sampling in four regions of Cameroon, selected to reflect the country's geographic, ethnic and cultural diversities...
March 21, 2024: Journal of Headache and Pain