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Often studies of vulnerability focus on the differential susceptibility of marginalized groups to the effects of disaster. In this paper, we consider how vulnerability is also associated with the characteristics of place, especially the social setting of the informal settlement. In this light, we consider specifically how the cultural, historical and political economic forces have resulted in increased vulnerability to Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) within informal settlements in Sierra Leone during the 2014-16 epidemic. Based on key informant and community member interviews and focus group discussions in two communities, we have found that increased EVD vulnerability could, at least in part, be attributed to a set of place-based social factors pertaining to "Community Beliefs and Practices" and "Structural Poverty and Low Socio-Economic Status". |
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