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Dementia in Africa: Current evidence, knowledge gaps, and future directions.
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association - 1 Apr 2022
Akinyemi Rufus O, Yaria Joseph, Ojagbemi Akin, Guerchet Maëlenn, Okubadejo Njideka, Njamnshi Alfred K, Sarfo Fred S, Akpalu Albert, Ogbole Godwin, Ayantayo Temitayo, Adokonou Thierry, Paddick Stella-Maria, Ndetei David, Bosche Judith, Ayele Biniyam, Damas Andrea, Coker Motunrayo, Mbakile-Mahlanza Lingani, Ranchod Kirti, Bobrow Kirsten, Anazodo Udunna, Damasceno Albertino, Seshadri Sudha, Pericak-Vance Margaret, Lawlor Brian, Miller Bruce L, Owolabi Mayowa, Baiyewu Olusegun, Walker Richard, Gureje Oye, Kalaria Rajesh N, Ogunniyi Adesola
Abstract excerpt
In tandem with the ever-increasing aging population in low and middle-income countries, the burden of dementia is rising on the African continent. Dementia prevalence varies from 2.3% to 20.0% and incidence rates are 13.3 per 1000 person-years with increasing mortality in parts of rapidly transforming Africa. Differences in nutrition, cardiovascular factors, comorbidities, infections, mortality, and detection...
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