Management of headache and associated factors among undergraduate medicine and health science students of University of Gondar, North West Ethiopia.

Background: The headache disorders, namely, migraine and tension type headache and the associated analgesic consumption is badly underestimated and thus makes a major current public health problem. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of migraine and tension type headaches and the associated management options used among undergraduate students of College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.

Method: Institution based cross sectional study was conducted among 720 students in May, 2014.