In Jamaica, an embedded case-control designed study conducted by the Mona Ageing and Wellness Centre at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, estimated the dementia prevalence in Jamaica to be at 5.9%, a comparable estimate with other countries in the region. When considering the distribution of dementia types found within the study conducted by Eldemire-Shearer et al. (2018), consistent with additional dementia literature, Alzheimer’s dementia accounted for the majority of the cases (Eldemire-Shearer et al., 2018 ).

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Eldemire-Shearer, D., James, K., Johnson, P., Gibson. R., Willie-Tyndale, D. (2018). Dementia among Older Persons in Jamaica: Prevalence and Policy Implications. West Indian Medical Journal, 2018; 67 (1): 1. Available from: https://www.mona.uwi.edu/fms/wimj/system/files/article_pdfs/wimj-iss1-2018_1_8.pdf