Knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease and its relationship with attitude towards genetic testing for the disease: a survey of the general public in Bangladesh

This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy, 2022.

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Päätekijä: Chowdhury, Sariya Uzrat
Muut tekijät: Chowdhury, Namara Mariam
Aineistotyyppi: Opinnäyte
Kieli:English
Julkaistu: Brac University 2022
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spelling 10361-172502022-09-21T21:01:40Z Knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease and its relationship with attitude towards genetic testing for the disease: a survey of the general public in Bangladesh Chowdhury, Sariya Uzrat Chowdhury, Namara Mariam Department of Pharmacy, Brac University Alzheimer’s disease Genetic testing Knowledge Attitude Alzheimer's disease--Diagnosis Alzheimer's disease--Molecular aspects This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy, 2022. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis report. Includes bibliographical references (pages 27-28). Purpose: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a multifactorial neurodegenerative brain disorder that affects approximately 5.3 million people in the United States, including nearly half of the population aged 85 and up. It has become a devastating condition with a huge societal impact, both in terms of financial costs and the aging population. The objective of this study was to evaluate knowledge and attitude towards genetic testing of AD. Method: A cross sectional survey was conducted by distributing a goggle form contacting pretested questions. The data was analyzed using Microsoft Excel and GraphPad prism software for calculating descriptive statistics. Result: A total 209 responses were collected within 1.5 months’ time period. Among the 209 responders 169 participants were below the age of thirty and 40 participants were above above the age of thirty, where highest number of participants were between ages 20 to 30. By doing T test using GraphPad prism we saw a significant difference in knowledge level between the below and above 30 age groups. Conclusion: From this study we concluded that knowledge regarding AD and awareness of genetic screening of AD is still quite poor. Therefore, proper information and awareness regarding genetic testing of AD should be spread. Sariya Uzrat Chowdhury B. Pharmacy 2022-09-21T05:01:54Z 2022-09-21T05:01:54Z 2022 2022-04 Thesis ID 18146050 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/17250 en Brac University theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. 32 pages application/pdf Brac University
institution Brac University
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language English
topic Alzheimer’s disease
Genetic testing
Knowledge
Attitude
Alzheimer's disease--Diagnosis
Alzheimer's disease--Molecular aspects
spellingShingle Alzheimer’s disease
Genetic testing
Knowledge
Attitude
Alzheimer's disease--Diagnosis
Alzheimer's disease--Molecular aspects
Chowdhury, Sariya Uzrat
Knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease and its relationship with attitude towards genetic testing for the disease: a survey of the general public in Bangladesh
description This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy, 2022.
author2 Chowdhury, Namara Mariam
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Chowdhury, Sariya Uzrat
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title Knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease and its relationship with attitude towards genetic testing for the disease: a survey of the general public in Bangladesh
title_short Knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease and its relationship with attitude towards genetic testing for the disease: a survey of the general public in Bangladesh
title_full Knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease and its relationship with attitude towards genetic testing for the disease: a survey of the general public in Bangladesh
title_fullStr Knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease and its relationship with attitude towards genetic testing for the disease: a survey of the general public in Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease and its relationship with attitude towards genetic testing for the disease: a survey of the general public in Bangladesh
title_sort knowledge of alzheimer’s disease and its relationship with attitude towards genetic testing for the disease: a survey of the general public in bangladesh
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