%0 Journal Article
%T Chronic pain and associated factors in Maputo, Mozambique: a pilot study
%A Camila B Walters
%A Esperan£¿a Sevene
%A Girish Hiremath
%A Jenna Walters
%A KA Kelly McQueen
%A Teresa Schwalbach
%A Tracy Jackson
%A Troy D Moon
%J British Journal of Pain
%@ 2049-4645
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/2049463718777009
%X Studies estimate that 20% of adults suffer from chronic pain. A meta-analysis in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) found 34% had chronic pain. There are few studies on pain prevalence gathered in Africa. This study surveyed the capital city of Mozambique. This was a cross-sectional study employed in a community setting. The Vanderbilt Global Pain Survey comprised questions on the behaviour and attitudes of respondents regarding pain, including previously validated metrics: the Pain Catastrophizing Scale, the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule, the Brief Pain Inventory, Widespread Pain Index and Symptom Severity Score, and the Michigan Body Map. Ninety-seven surveys were completed out of 100. Pain every day lasting for more than 6£¿months in their lifetime was reported as 39.2% (CI: 29.4¨C49.6), and 52% of respondents had pain the day of the interview. However, the pain resulted in little difficulty with activities of daily living and maintaining relationships (61%¨C89%). Although none reported mental health disorders, 53.6% had experienced a traumatic event in their life, with 45.2% having related nightmares, anxiety, or fear. Most respondents (99%) would take oral medication if it helped their pain, with a large proportion willing to spend significant money for these (49% would pay >US$40) and willing to travel long distances to get help (55.2% would travel >40 kilometer). The prevalence of chronic pain in Maputo, Mozambique is similar to the average for LMICs. Trends in high-income countries suggest that multimodal pain management and multidisciplinary treatments may improve optimal pain control in LMICs
%K Chronic pain
%K disability
%K low-income countries
%K low- and middle-income countries
%K Mozambique
%K Africa
%K pain prevalence
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2049463718777009