Introduction
Migraine is highly prevalent among university students and it is associated with
impaired academic performance and limited daily activities.
Objective
To determine the prevalence, clinical characteristics and impact of migraine among
medical students in the city of Ouagadougou.
Methods
This across-sectional study was carried out during a period of 6 months from August
2021 to January 2022. Participants were selected by stratified random sampling
according to academic level. Hetero-administered questionnaire was administred to
each student. The ICHD 3rd edition criteria and the MIDAS were used to assess the
diagnosis and the impact of migraine on quality of life.
Results
Two hundred and twenty seven students were selected for this study. The prevalence of
migraineurs was 31.8%. Their mean age was 22.20±2.67 years. There was female
predominance among the migraineurs (73.9%). More than half of the migraineurs
had a family history of headache disorders (53.6%). Migraine without aura was the
most frequent subtype (59.4%). Visual aura was predominant (78.2%). Migraine was
of moderate intensity in 60.8% of cases. Insomnia and/or lack of sleep was the most
common trigger (73.7%) followed by stress and fatigue in 71% of cases. Migraine
caused severe disability in 15.9% of migraineurs.
Conclusion
There was a high prevalence of migraine among medical students in Burkina Faso.
Stress and irregular sleep were the most common triggers factors.

prevalence, impact, migraine, medical students, university