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    <journal-meta>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">JOHS</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Journ of Health Scien</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Journal of HealthCare Sciences</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">Journ of Health Scien</abbrev-journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn>
      <issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
    </journal-meta>
    <article-meta>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">279</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">http://dx.doi.org/10.52533/JOHS.2024.40801</article-id>
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        <subj-group subj-group-type="heading">
          <subject>Allergy and Immunology</subject>
        </subj-group>
      </article-categories>
      <title-group>
        <article-title>Knowledge and Attitude Towards Dementia among Medical Students in the Western Region - Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study&#13;
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      </title-group>
      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Althubaiti</surname>
            <given-names>Rehaf Fawaz</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alfhmi</surname>
            <given-names>Najwa Mutlaq</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Najmi</surname>
            <given-names>Mayyas Abdulaziz</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alotaibi</surname>
            <given-names>Turki Naif</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Bazarra</surname>
            <given-names>Ahmad Omar</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Allhyani</surname>
            <given-names>Jana Saleh</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alkhotani</surname>
            <given-names>Amar Mohammad</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <pub-date pub-type="ppub">
        <day>5</day>
        <month>08</month>
        <year>2024</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>4</volume>
      <issue>8</issue>
      <fpage>250</fpage>
      <lpage>259</lpage>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement>
        <copyright-year>2009</copyright-year>
        <license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">
          <license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p>
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      <abstract>
        <p>Introduction: Dementia is a significant public health issue that is linked to the aging population. To the best of our knowledge, there is limited data on medical students__ampersandsign#39; knowledge and attitudes toward dementia in the Western region of Saudi Arabia which has some of the largest percentages of older adults in the country. Therefore, our study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of medical students toward dementia in the Western region of Saudi Arabia.&#13;
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Methods: The study design was a descriptive cross-sectional study. Our target population was medical students in the western region of Saudi Arabia. Their knowledge was assessed in the following domains: risk factors, presentation, treatment of dementia, along with their attitude toward people with dementia. The data was collected using a convenient sample and a self-administered online questionnaire in English, which was sent as a Google Form link through social media platforms, including WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat, to potential respondents. Any identifiable information revealing a participant__ampersandsign#39;s identity was eliminated, and all data was used anonymously. The questionnaire contained the following sections: Consent form, sociodemographic data, Dementia Knowledge Assessment Tool Version 2 (DKAT2), and Dementia Attitude Scale (DAS).&#13;
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Results: About 88.1% of the study students know that people with dementia develop problems with visual perception, 86.6% said that when a person has late-stage dementia, families can help others to understand that person__ampersandsign#39;s needs, and 85.8% know that dementia occurs because of changes in the brain. A total of 183 (47.3%) students had poor knowledge about dementia, while 204 (52.7%) had good knowledge.&#13;
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Conclusion: The findings highlight the importance of enhancing dementia education within the medical curriculum to ensure that future healthcare professionals are well-equipped to address the challenges associated with this condition.&#13;
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      </abstract>
      <kwd-group>
        <kwd>Dementia</kwd>
        <kwd> Medical</kwd>
        <kwd> Students</kwd>
        <kwd> Western Region</kwd>
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