Pediatric Pain Management and Palliative Care in Nigeria: A Scoping Review
Authors' conclusion
Pediatric pain management and palliative care in Nigeria are in early stages. Gaps in provider training, guideline implementation, and service availability hinder progress.
Study context
- Population
- Pediatric patients in Nigeria: pain management (acute, procedural, chronic) and palliative care
- Participants
- 11 studies
- Outcome
- Provider knowledge and practices in pediatric pain management and palliative care services in Nigeria
Methodological detailsPRISMA-ScR, narrative synthesis
- PRISMA-ScR
- Narrative synthesis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Healthcare providers could name three non-pharmacological pain management methods
- 30%
- Healthcare providers had never prescribed morphine
- 52%
- Pediatric anesthetists reported no institutional guidelines for pediatric pain
- Two-thirds
- Surgeons used any formal pain assessment tool
- ≈5%
- Dedicated pediatric palliative care centres, serving a small fraction of children in need
- 10
- Pediatric cancer patients reporting pain as frequent and distressing (one study)
- over 50%
Original publication
Pediatric Pain Management and Palliative Care in Nigeria: A Scoping Review. Paediatr Anaesth. Published 27 May 2026. doi:10.
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