End of Life Experience in Ethiopia
{"Image DocumentName": "End of Life Experience in Ethiopia", "Image ImageDescription": "86 adults surveyed. Families members of a person bed-ridden with AIDS. The most common problems identified: Pain associated with the illness (76%) Vomiting, diarrhea, and appetite loss (30%) Cost of and lack of drugs. This survey revealed that three out of four patients with HIV in Ethiopia were dying in pain. Why is pain so common during the dying process in Ethiopia? Does this survey suggest that pain is under-treated in Ethiopia? The other countries (except Tanzania) also reported pain as the number one problem, but with less overall frequency compared to Ethiopia. Sepulveda et al. Quality care at the end of life in Africa. BMJ 2003: 327; 209.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}