Current perspectives on HIV-related pain and its management: insights from Sub-Saharan Africa. DOI: 10.2217/pmt.11.65

Post-print copy of: Kamerman PR, Mitchell D. Current perspectives on HIV-related pain and its management: insights from Sub-Saharan Africa. Pain Management 1: 587-596, 2011. DOI: 10.2217/pmt.11.65, PMID: 24645769

Abstract: 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.