Odelola, J.O,Famuyiwa S.A, & Oluwagbemi, Oluwayemisi. O,

Dept of Health Education, Faculty of Education,  University of Ibadan, Ibadan.

Abstract

Health as a quality of life and indispensable asset is desirable by all and at all ages including advanced age. Healthy aged are of high value especially in the African culture as they are endowed with wealth of experience, knowledge, wisdom and virtues. However, age advancement is usually accompanied with one or more debilitating conditions such as dementia, a health condition in which cognitive functions are deteriorated in a degree that affect everyday life. It is a major cause of disability and dependence in older citizens. This paper is on prevalence, risk factors, ipact and coping mechanism. School and Occupation health education are therefore recommended among others to increase the knowledge of risk factors and mitigate the accompany burden of the disease.

Key Words: Dementia, Risk factors, Prevalence, Coping mechanism, Retiree