Dementia has been highlighted as one of the key diagnoses among elderly people. This study seeks to review the management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in Sub-Saharan Africa. A comprehensive review was carried out with the aid of online research journal websites as well as other in-context articles. While conducting this study, the keywords in the search query were directed towards managing behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in Sub-Saharan Africa. Areas noted in relation to this study were understanding the effects on management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in Sub-Saharan Africa. It was discovered that 88% of the population of Ghana and 90% of the population of South Africa do not have an idea about dementia. Health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa are not provided with the knowledge they need to take care of dementia patients. There is a high prevalence rate of dementia in Africa, with a probability of having over 200% rate in dementia due to the rise of the older generation. There is a need to address the education of dementia before the management of the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia can be curbed. Until that is that Africa will constantly be in a cycle of being at the verge of breakthrough in addressing the management of dementia and coming back to the root cause, which is health education.
Keywords: Africa.; Behavioral; dementia; management; psychological; symptoms.
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