One in seven has severe pain: a point-prevalence study of hospitalised patients across Africa

Unknown, Gillian J. Bedwell, Romy Parker, Victoria J. Madden, Juan Scribante, Muhammed Elhadi, Adesoji O. Ademuyiwa, Babatunde Osinaike, Christian Owoo, Daniel Sottie, Karima Khalid, Adam Hewitt-Smith, Arthur Kwizera, Fitsum Kifle Belachew, Degisew Dersso Mengistu, Yared Boru Firissa, Tirunesh Busha Gemechu, Gaudencia Dausab, Unotjari Kauta, Kaveto Sikuvi, Nahla Kechiche, Kelan Bertille Ki, Martin Mukenga, Dolly Munlemvo, Mustapha Bittaye, Abubacarr Jagne, Mohamed Abdinor Omar, Hassan Ali Daoud, Mohamed Faisal, Mahmoud Elfiky, Mpho Seleke, Tarig Fadalla, Alshaima Koko, Alemayehu G. Bedada, Gilles Niengo Outsouta, Marie Elombila, Ahmed Rhassane El Adib, Meryem Essafti, Dino Lopes, Atilio Morais, Pisirai Ndarukwa, Newten Handireketi, Fred Bulamba, Busisiwe Mrara, Hyla-Louise Kluyts, Marian Kinnes, Abdullahi Said Hashi, Abigail Kusi Amponsah, Aderonke Omobonike Akinpelu, Andrew Amata, Aunel Mallier Peter, Elizabeth Nwasor, Jeremie Kalambay, Hellen N. Kariuki, Nana Fening, Nomaqhawe Moyo, Patrick Mukuna, Sean Chetty, Sudarshanie Bechan, Tania Pretorius, Bamidele Victor Owoyele, Luyanduthando Mqadi, Hanél Duvenage, Gwendoline Arendse, Luke Hannan, Landon Myer, Carl Otto Schell, Tim Baker, Rupert M. Pearse, Bruce M. Biccard

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DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004082
Published: 2026-08-12
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@article{allodium:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004082,
  title = {One in seven has severe pain: a point-prevalence study of hospitalised patients across Africa},
  author = {Unknown and Gillian J. Bedwell and Romy Parker and Victoria J. Madden and Juan Scribante and Muhammed Elhadi and Adesoji O. Ademuyiwa and Babatunde Osinaike and Christian Owoo and Daniel Sottie and Karima Khalid and Adam Hewitt-Smith and Arthur Kwizera and Fitsum Kifle Belachew and Degisew Dersso Mengistu and Yared Boru Firissa and Tirunesh Busha Gemechu and Gaudencia Dausab and Unotjari Kauta and Kaveto Sikuvi and Nahla Kechiche and Kelan Bertille Ki and Martin Mukenga and Dolly Munlemvo and Mustapha Bittaye and Abubacarr Jagne and Mohamed Abdinor Omar and Hassan Ali Daoud and Mohamed Faisal and Mahmoud Elfiky and Mpho Seleke and Tarig Fadalla and Alshaima Koko and Alemayehu G. Bedada and Gilles Niengo Outsouta and Marie Elombila and Ahmed Rhassane El Adib and Meryem Essafti and Dino Lopes and Atilio Morais and Pisirai Ndarukwa and Newten Handireketi and Fred Bulamba and Busisiwe Mrara and Hyla-Louise Kluyts and Marian Kinnes and Abdullahi Said Hashi and Abigail Kusi Amponsah and Aderonke Omobonike Akinpelu and Andrew Amata and Aunel Mallier Peter and Elizabeth Nwasor and Jeremie Kalambay and Hellen N. Kariuki and Nana Fening and Nomaqhawe Moyo and Patrick Mukuna and Sean Chetty and Sudarshanie Bechan and Tania Pretorius and Bamidele Victor Owoyele and Luyanduthando Mqadi and Hanél Duvenage and Gwendoline Arendse and Luke Hannan and Landon Myer and Carl Otto Schell and Tim Baker and Rupert M. Pearse and Bruce M. Biccard},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Pain},
  doi = {10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004082},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004082}
}

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AU  - Juan Scribante
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AU  - Christian Owoo
AU  - Daniel Sottie
AU  - Karima Khalid
AU  - Adam Hewitt-Smith
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AU  - Fitsum Kifle Belachew
AU  - Degisew Dersso Mengistu
AU  - Yared Boru Firissa
AU  - Tirunesh Busha Gemechu
AU  - Gaudencia Dausab
AU  - Unotjari Kauta
AU  - Kaveto Sikuvi
AU  - Nahla Kechiche
AU  - Kelan Bertille Ki
AU  - Martin Mukenga
AU  - Dolly Munlemvo
AU  - Mustapha Bittaye
AU  - Abubacarr Jagne
AU  - Mohamed Abdinor Omar
AU  - Hassan Ali Daoud
AU  - Mohamed Faisal
AU  - Mahmoud Elfiky
AU  - Mpho Seleke
AU  - Tarig Fadalla
AU  - Alshaima Koko
AU  - Alemayehu G. Bedada
AU  - Gilles Niengo Outsouta
AU  - Marie Elombila
AU  - Ahmed Rhassane El Adib
AU  - Meryem Essafti
AU  - Dino Lopes
AU  - Atilio Morais
AU  - Pisirai Ndarukwa
AU  - Newten Handireketi
AU  - Fred Bulamba
AU  - Busisiwe Mrara
AU  - Hyla-Louise Kluyts
AU  - Marian Kinnes
AU  - Abdullahi Said Hashi
AU  - Abigail Kusi Amponsah
AU  - Aderonke Omobonike Akinpelu
AU  - Andrew Amata
AU  - Aunel Mallier Peter
AU  - Elizabeth Nwasor
AU  - Jeremie Kalambay
AU  - Hellen N. Kariuki
AU  - Nana Fening
AU  - Nomaqhawe Moyo
AU  - Patrick Mukuna
AU  - Sean Chetty
AU  - Sudarshanie Bechan
AU  - Tania Pretorius
AU  - Bamidele Victor Owoyele
AU  - Luyanduthando Mqadi
AU  - Hanél Duvenage
AU  - Gwendoline Arendse
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APA

Unknown, Bedwell, G. J., Parker, R., Madden, V. J., Scribante, J., Elhadi, M., Ademuyiwa, A. O., Osinaike, B., Owoo, C., Sottie, D., Khalid, K., Hewitt-Smith, A., Kwizera, A., Belachew, F. K., Mengistu, D. D., Firissa, Y. B., Gemechu, T. B., Dausab, G., Kauta, U., Sikuvi, K., Kechiche, N., Ki, K. B., Mukenga, M., Munlemvo, D., Bittaye, M., Jagne, A., Omar, M. A., Daoud, H. A., Faisal, M., Elfiky, M., Seleke, M., Fadalla, T., Koko, A., Bedada, A. G., Outsouta, G. N., Elombila, M., Adib, A. R. E., Essafti, M., Lopes, D., Morais, A., Ndarukwa, P., Handireketi, N., Bulamba, F., Mrara, B., Kluyts, H., Kinnes, M., Hashi, A. S., Amponsah, A. K., Akinpelu, A. O., Amata, A., Peter, A. M., Nwasor, E., Kalambay, J., Kariuki, H. N., Fening, N., Moyo, N., Mukuna, P., Chetty, S., Bechan, S., Pretorius, T., Owoyele, B. V., Mqadi, L., Duvenage, H., Arendse, G., Hannan, L., Myer, L., Schell, C. O., Baker, T., Pearse, R. M., & Biccard, B. M. (2026). One in seven has severe pain: a point-prevalence study of hospitalised patients across Africa. Pain. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004082

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