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To date there are no epidemiological data regarding headaches in Qatar. <i>Aim:<\/i> The aim of this study was to use the International Headache Society (IHS) diagnostic criteria to estimate the prevalence of migraine and headache in an adult population. <i>Design:<\/i> This is a cross-sectional population-based study. <i>Setting:<\/i> The study was carried out at 12 Primary Health Care Centers during the period from October to December 2004 in Qatar. <i>Subjects:<\/i> Of the 1,200 subjects who were approached to participate in this study, 913 gave their consent, representing a response rate of 76.1%. <i>Methods:<\/i> Subjects were selected by a multistage stratified sampling procedure. We used the IHS criteria for migraine. Face-to-face interviews were based on a questionnaire that included variables such as age, sex, socioeconomic status, lifestyle habits, exacerbating factors, warning symptoms, associated features, family history and associated factors. <i>Results:<\/i> Of the studied subjects, 54.9% were males and 45.1% females. The prevalence of headache and migraine among men was 67.9%, 7.8%, and among women 78.2%, 8.0%, respectively. Subjects aged 25\u201334 years had higher prevalence of headache comparing to other age groups (27.3%). Prevalence of headache was higher in women. Subjects with less than a high school education had higher frequency of headache (49.1%). The most common warning symptoms prior to headache were abnormal vision (53.0%) and weakness (30.4%). Stress (71.8%) and weather (49.5%) made headache worse in subjects. The majority of the headache sufferers looked for a dark (33.7%) and quiet place (74.5%) to rest. <i>Conclusion: <\/i>Headachedisorders constitute a public health problem in a newly developed Qatari society, due to fast urbanization. More women suffered from headache and migraine than men. The study revealed that there was a strong association between hemoglobin level and headache and its severity. 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