Prevalence estimates of dementia in older adults in rural Kilimanjaro 2009-2010 and 2018-2019: is there evidence of changing prevalence?
Marcella YosephStella-Maria PaddickWilliam K GrayDamas AndreaRobyn BarberAoife ColganCatherine DotchinSarah UrasaAloyce KisoliJohn KissimaIrene HauleJane RogathiSsenku SaficDeclare MushiLouise RobinsonRichard W WalkerPublished in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2021)
The prevalence of dementia in this rural Tanzanian population appears to have increased since 2010, although not significantly. Dementia is likely to become a significant health burden in this population as demographic transition continues.