Prevalence of dementia and dementia subtypes among community-dwelling elderly people in northern Nigeria.
BACKGROUND
Dementia has important public health implications. The magnitude of the problem remains largely unknown in the developing countries.


METHODS
Three hundred and twenty-two community dwelling elderly persons and their caregivers in Zaria, Northern-Nigeria were enrolled in this study. They were interviewed using Community Screening Interview for Dementia (CSI-D), Consortium to Establish Registry for Alzheimer's disease (CERAD), Stick Design Test (SDT), Blessed Dementia Scale and a sociodemographic questionnaire. The data obtained were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 15 for Windows. Diagnosis was based on fulfilling criteria for dementia in both the International Classification of Disease, 10th edition and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th edition.


RESULTS
The mean age of the subjects was 75.5 ± 9.4 years. The prevalence of dementia was 2.79% (CI 1-4.58%). Alzheimer's disease constituted 66.67% of all the cases of dementia in this community. Age was the only demographic factor associated with dementia.


CONCLUSIONS
The prevalence rates of dementia and dementia subtypes in the developing countries are similar using standard diagnostic criteria and methods.
Yusuf
Abdulkareem J
AJ
Department of Psychiatry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
Baiyewu
Olusegun
O
Sheikh
Taiwo L
TL
Shehu
Adamu U
AU
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires