Université de Limoges, IFR 145 GEIST, Institut d'Epidémiologie Neurologique et de Neurologie Tropicale, EA 3174 NeuroEpidémiologie Tropicale et Comparée, Limoges, France.
Neuroepidemiology. 2011;36(4):245-51. doi: 10.1159/000328255. Epub 2011 Jun 16.
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The population of Benin is, like those of most developing countries, aging; dementia is therefore a major concern. Our goal was to estimate the prevalence of dementia in an elderly population living in urban Benin.
In a cross-sectional community-based study, people aged 65 years and above were screened using the Community Screening Interview for Dementia and the Five-Word Test.
The prevalence of dementia was 3.7% (95% CI 2.6-4.8) overall. The figure increased with age and was higher among women than men.
Dementia was slightly more prevalent than previously reported in a rural area of Benin, but the rate was similar to that recorded in other cities in developing countries.
背景/目的：与大多数发展中国家一样，贝宁的人口也在老龄化；因此，痴呆症是一个主要关注点。我们的目标是估计居住在贝宁城市的老年人群中痴呆症的患病率。
在一项基于社区的横断面研究中，使用社区痴呆症筛查访谈和五字词测试对 65 岁及以上的人群进行筛查。
总体而言，痴呆症的患病率为 3.7%（95%CI 2.6-4.8）。该数字随年龄增长而增加，且女性高于男性。
痴呆症的患病率略高于之前在贝宁农村地区的报告，但与发展中国家其他城市的记录相似。
