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In this light, it assesses specifically how cultural, historical, and political economic forces resulted in increased vulnerability to Ebola virus disease (EVD) within informal settlements in Sierra Leone during the epidemic of 2014\u201316. Key informant and community member interviews and focus\u2010group discussions in two communities revealed that increased vulnerability to EVD could, at least in part, be attributed to a set of place\u2010based social factors pertaining to \u2018community beliefs and practices\u2019 (importance of family ties, funeral rites, traditional healing) and \u2018structural poverty and low socioeconomic status\u2019 (poor healthcare provision, mobility patterns, overcrowding). 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