Prescribers' experiences of, and attitudes to, use of morphine for palliative care at a tertiary hospital in Zambia.

Although there is an increased willingness to prescribe morphine, limited knowledge of pain management, especially for nonmalignant disease, underlies many of the findings in this study. Opportunity exists for professional development in pain management to further improve the acceptance and use of opioids in palliative care, especially for out-patients.