Current perspectives on HIV-related pain and its management: insights from sub-Saharan Africa. (November 2011)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kamerman, Peter R; Mitchell, Duncan
• Is Part Of: Pain management. Volume 1:Number 6(2011)
• Page Start: 587
• Page End: 596
• Publication Date: 2011-11
• Subjects: Pain -- Treatment -- Periodicals; 616.047205
• DOI: 10.2217/pmt.11.65
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1758-1869

Abstract

SUMMARY Sub-Saharan Africa is the region worst affected by the HIV epidemic and we estimate that at least 10 million HIV-positive individuals in sub-Saharan Africa live with significant pain related to their disease. Until recently there was a lack of studies specifically addressing pain related to HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa, which limited our understanding of the scope of the problem. Here we describe the current nature of the epidemic of HIV-related pain in sub-Saharan Africa, including the systematic under-recognition and undertreatment of the pain.