Prevalence of Dementia in Elderly Living in Two Cities of Central Africa: The EDAC Survey.
Summary of "Prevalence of Dementia in Elderly Living in Two Cities of Central Africa: The EDAC Survey."
Background: Data on dementia from low- and middle-income countries are still necessary to quantify the burden of this condition. This multicenter cross-sectional study aimed at estimating the prevalence of dementia in 2 large cities of Central Africa. Methods: General population door-to-door surveys were conducted in the districts of Bangui (Republic of Central Africa) and Brazzaville (Congo) in elderly aged ≥65 years. The subjects were screened with the Community Screening Interview for Dementia and the Five-Words Test. Diagnosis of dementia was made according to the DSM-IV criteria and to the clinical criteria proposed by the NINCDS-ADRDA for Alzheimer's disease. Results: We enrolled 496 subjects in Bangui and 520 in Brazzaville. The prevalence of dementia was estimated at 8.1% (95% CI = 5.8-10.8) in Bangui and 6.7% (95% CI = 4.7-9.2) in Brazzaville. Conclusion: The prevalence of dementia in urban areas of Central Africa is close to those observed in high-income countries.
Affiliation
IFR 145 GEIST, Institut d'Epidémiologie Neurologique et de Neurologie Tropicale, EA 3174 NeuroEpidémiologie Tropicale et Comparée, Université de Limoges, Limoges, France.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders
ISSN: 1421-9824
Pages: 261-268
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20847557
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000320247
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