Trends in the burden of sickle cell disorders in Sierra Leone, 1990–2023: An analysis of Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 estimates

• Monalisa M. J. Faulkner,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations University of Sierra Leone Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ola During Children’s Hospital, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Department of Child Health, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana

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• Fatima Jalloh,

  Roles Investigation, Resources, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone

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• Foray Mohamed Foray,

  Roles Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation College of Health Sciences and Public Policy, Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

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• Sahr L. Gborie,

  Roles Investigation, Resources, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation University of Sierra Leone Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ola During Children’s Hospital, Freetown, Sierra Leone

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• Mohamed B. Jalloh

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: bellajay208@gmail.com

  Affiliation College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3172-2749

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