Chronic pain is no more prevalent in people living with HIV than in their uninfected counterparts in South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are few studies on chronic pain prevalence in people living with HIV, and there are no studies comparing chronic pain prevalence in an HIV-infected group (HIV+) to that found in an uninfected group (HIV-) in the same population. This study was undertaken to (1) estimate the chronic pain prevalence in HIV+ individuals and (2) compare chronic pain prevalence between HIV+ and HIV- groups in a population.

Methods

Individuals ≥15 years old were recruited using multi-stage probability sampling in the 2016 South African Demographic and Health Survey. In an interview, participants were asked whether they currently had pain or discomfort, and if so, whether that pain or discomfort had persisted for at least 3 months (operational definition of chronic pain). Blood sam

SUBMITTER: Kamerman PR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10947087 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature