Lekha.D1 , Vishnu Priya V2 , Hannah.R3 , Gayathri R4
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Awareness on Alzheimer’s Diseases among College Students Lekha.D1 , Vishnu Priya V2 , Hannah.R3 , Gayathri R4
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Publisher : Institute of Medico-legal Publications Pvt Ltd

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12479

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Alzheimer’s disease is the common form of dementia and possibly contributes about 60-70%. of Cases .Thereis no cure for Alzheimer’s disease and drug therapy for disease is still in its infancy. Approved medication forthe treatment of probable Alzheimer disease helps control the Symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease . This studyinvolves college students in the age of 17 to 20 years. A well Structured questionnaire comprising questionscovering socio-demographic information , knowledge, altitude, perception was framed and adminstrested tothese participants through an Online survey. The results were collected and were represented in pie charts.The association between groups was assessed by Chi Square test where p < 0.05 was considered statisticallysignificant. More awareness may be created on the risk factor and complications of Alzheimer’s diseasesamong the younger generation.