Identification and Intervention for Dementia in Elderly Africans Study
Initiatives
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To investigated rates of cognitive decline in a rural population in Tanzania and attempted to identify associated factors.
*Note: All published information has been collected from the article referenced in the Marker Paper box below. Therefore, there may be variations with more advanced versions of the study.*
- Start Year
- 2014
- Funding
- Grand Challenges Canada (Grant number: 0086- 04).
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Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
- Follow Up
- 2-years follow up
Marker Paper
Heward J, Stone L, Paddick SM, et al. A longitudinal study of cognitive decline in rural Tanzania: rates and potentially modifiable risk factors. Int Psychogeriatr. 2018 Sep;30(9):1333-1343.doi:10.1017/S1041610217002861
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 473
- Number of participants with biosamples
- Supplementary Information
- Rural cohort of individuals aged 65 years or over in Northern Tanzania
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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