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Peter R Kamerman1, Duncan Mitchell
1Brain Function Research Group, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown, 2193, South Africa.
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.
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