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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Cognitive impairment and dementia in elderly people living in rural Benin, West Africa
Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, Volume 27, No. 1, Year 2009
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Background/Aims: Dementia is increasing as a priority public health problem because of the ageing of the world population. Our goal was to estimate dementia and cognitive impairment prevalence in an elderly population of rural Benin. Methods: In a door-to-door survey, elderly people aged 65 years and above were screened using the Community Screening Interview for Dementia and the Five-Word Test. Results: The prevalence of cognitive impairment was 10.4% and that of dementia was 2.6%. Age, current depressive disorder and absence of the APOE ε2 allele were significantly associated with cognitive impairment. Conclusion: Prevalence of dementia and cognitive impairment appears to be lower in this study than in developed countries. Copyright © 2009 S. Karger AG.
Authors & Co-Authors
Guerchet, Maëlenn M.
France, Limoges
Institut D’epidémiologie Neurologique et de Neurologie Tropicale
Houinato, Dismand Stephan
France, Limoges
Institut D’epidémiologie Neurologique et de Neurologie Tropicale
Benin, Cotonou
University of Abomey-calavi
Paraïso, Moussiliou Noël
France, Limoges
Institut D’epidémiologie Neurologique et de Neurologie Tropicale
Benin, Ouidah
Regional Institute of Public Health
Von Ahsen, Nicolas
Germany, Gottingen
Georg-august-universität Göttingen
Nubukpo, Philippe
France, Limoges
Institut D’epidémiologie Neurologique et de Neurologie Tropicale
Otto, Markus
Germany, Ulm
Universität Ulm
Clément, Jean Pierre
France, Limoges
Institut D’epidémiologie Neurologique et de Neurologie Tropicale
Germany
Chu Limoges
Preux., Pierre Marie
France, Limoges
Institut D’epidémiologie Neurologique et de Neurologie Tropicale
Dartigues, Jean François
France, Paris
Inserm
Statistics
Citations: 78
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1159/000188661
ISSN:
14208008
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Mental Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Multi-countries
Benin