Sociodemographic Risk Factors Of Dementia Among Elderly Of Bumiputeras In Sarawak

• Main Authors: Zurraini, Binti Arabi, Nazifah, H., Syed Alwi, Bin Syed Abdul Rahman, Helmi, H.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/23308/1/Sociodemographic%20risk%20factors%20of%20dementia%20among%20elderly%20bumiputeras%20in%20Sarawak.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/23308/; https://umexpert.um.edu.my/
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

The population in Malaysia is ageing similar to other parts of the world. Thus, the prevalence of dementia will gradually increase. Bumiputera population consists of 74.8% of the total population in Sarawak, the largest state in the whole of Malaysia. However, data regarding mental health among this group of population is limited. Objective: This study was done to determine the prevalence of dementia and its associated risk factors among the elderly Bumiputera patients in primary care clinics in Sarawak.