The Economic Burden of Healthcare Utilisation: Findings from a Health and Well-being Survey in Informal Settlements of Freetown, Sierra Leone

Sullaiman Fullah; Dora  Vangahun; Ibrahim  Gandi; Sia  Morenike Tengbe; Braima  Koroma; Samira  Sesay; Eliud  Kibuchi; Rajith  W. D. Lakshman; Ibrahim  Juldeh Sesay; Abu  Conteh; Samuel  Saidu; Helen Elsey; Zahidul Quayyum; Bintu  Mansaray; Lana Whittaker; Neele  Wiltgen Georgi; Motto  Nganda; Rachel Tolhurst; Noemia Teixeira De Siqueira Filha

doi:10.1007/s11524-025-00960-5

The Economic Burden of Healthcare Utilisation: Findings from a Health and Well-being Survey in Informal Settlements of Freetown, Sierra Leone

Sullaiman Fullah, Dora Vangahun , Ibrahim Gandi, Sia Morenike Tengbe , Braima Koroma , Samira Sesay , Eliud Kibuchi, Rajith W. D. Lakshman, Ibrahim Juldeh Sesay , Abu Conteh , Samuel Saidu , Helen Elsey, Zahidul Quayyum, Bintu Mansaray , Lana Whittaker, Neele Wiltgen Georgi , Motto Nganda, Rachel Tolhurst, Noemia Teixeira De Siqueira Filha^*

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Original language	English
Number of pages	21
Journal	Journal of Urban Health
Early online date	10 Mar 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-025-00960-5
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 10 Mar 2025

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Fullah, S., Vangahun , D., Gandi, I., Morenike Tengbe , S., Koroma , B., Sesay , S., Kibuchi, E., W. D. Lakshman, R., Juldeh Sesay , I., Conteh , A., Saidu , S., Elsey, H., Quayyum, Z., Mansaray , B., Whittaker, L., Wiltgen Georgi , N., Nganda, M., Tolhurst, R., & Teixeira De Siqueira Filha, N. (2025). The Economic Burden of Healthcare Utilisation: Findings from a Health and Well-being Survey in Informal Settlements of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Journal of Urban Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-025-00960-5

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