Factors associated with relief from acute pain among patients admitted in medical ward of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, south western Uganda: A cross-sectional study.

Acute pain is an understudied subject among patients admitted in medical wards, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Given that it is one of the commonest causes of hospital admissions, it is necessary to diagnose and adequately treat it in time. Unrelieved acute pain may have negative consequences such as; reduced quality of life, prolonged hospital stays and increased cost of treatment.