• Mst. Farhana Akter Sumi

This descriptive type of cross sectional study was conducted to assess the proportion of Alzheimer disease among adult person attendening in a selected hospital in Dhaka city, Dhaka with a sample size of 206. Study found that 34.5%, 33.5%, 17.5%, 14.5% of the respondents belonged to age group 50-59 years, 60-69 years, 40-49 years and 70-79 years respectively with mean age 56.83± 8.966.Study also showed that 67.5% respondents were male and 32.5% were female. 60.2% of the respondents live in urban area and 39.8% were in rural area. Most of the respondents (90.3%) did not hear about Alzheimer disease previously where as 9.7% had heard about it. Study showed that 30% respondents was describe Alzheimer disease is a common form of dementia, both 25% describe AD was a neurologic disease & loss of mental ability and 20% opined that AD lasting at least six months and not present from birth respectively. Study revealed that 55% respondents had knowledge on Alzheimer disease occurs in old age and 45% respondents had no knowledge about it. Study showed that 45% respondents answered false answer, 33% respondents answered doesn’t know answer and 22% respondents answered true answer regarding knowledge on Alzheimer disease related question. Study showed that, 97.6% had no Alzheimer disease and only 2.4% had it. Awareness should be created among the public about Alzheimer disease and encourage them to take preventive measure to avert Alzheimer disease.

Alzheimer’s disease, Adult Person, Dhaka City

"Proportion of Alzheimer’s Disease among Adult Person Attending in a Selected Hospital in Dhaka City", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 2, page no.b123-b134, February-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2402114.pdf

"Proportion of Alzheimer’s Disease among Adult Person Attending in a Selected Hospital in Dhaka City", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 2, page no. ppb123-b134, February-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2402114.pdf