Dementia in a resource‐constrained sub‐Saharan African setting: a comprehensive retrospective analysis of prevalence, risk factors, and management at the only neuropsychiatric facility in Northeastern Nigeria

Wakawa, I.A., Musami, U.B., Kwairanga, S.H. et al. (21 more authors) (2025) Dementia in a resource‐constrained sub‐Saharan African setting: a comprehensive retrospective analysis of prevalence, risk factors, and management at the only neuropsychiatric facility in Northeastern Nigeria. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 21 (3). e14538. ISSN 1552-5260

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Item Type: Article
Authors/Creators:
  • Wakawa, I.A.
  • Musami, U.B.
  • Kwairanga, S.H.
  • Ogualili, P.N.
  • Mahmood, M.Y.
  • Fugu, M.A.
  • Gimba, M.M.
  • Allamin, M.M.
  • Abbas, Z.U.
  • Sunkani, M.K.
  • Yaganami, Z.B.
  • Kadau, F.M.
  • Sani, N.M.
  • Danmallam, P.
  • Nanjul, L.
  • Babazau, L.
  • Muhammad, Z.
  • Goni, B.W.
  • Machina, B.K.
  • Karch, C.M.
  • Udeh‐Momoh, C.
  • Karikari, T.K.
  • Onyike, C.U.
  • Maina, M.B. ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7421-3813
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© 2025 The Authors. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; Northeastern Nigeria; dementia; dementia management; resource‐constrained settings; sub‐Saharan Africa; vascular dementia; Humans; Nigeria; Retrospective Studies; Male; Dementia; Prevalence; Female; Aged; Risk Factors; Middle Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alzheimer Disease; Africa South of the Sahara
Dates:
  • Accepted: 18 December 2024
  • Published (online): 20 March 2025
  • Published: March 2025
Institution: The University of Sheffield
Academic Units: The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Biosciences (Sheffield) > Department of Biomedical Science (Sheffield)
Depositing User: Symplectic Sheffield
Date Deposited: 29 Apr 2025 09:22
Last Modified: 29 Apr 2025 09:22
Published Version: https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.14538
Status: Published
Publisher: Wiley
Refereed: Yes
Identification Number: 10.1002/alz.14538
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