Yemisi Mary Anebi

Healthcare Costs and Catastrophic Health Expenditure among Children with and without Sickle Cell Anaemia in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State Nigeria: A Cross Sectional Study

Chiemerie Adaeze Onyeka, Chika Onyinyechi Duru, Yemisi Mary Anebi & Innocent Ocheyana George · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2026

Background and Aims: Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is one of the commonest genetic and chronic diseases in Nigeria. The chronicity of this disease, hospitalisations and interventions, incurs a high financial cost on families when out-of-pocket expenditure is made for healthcare. The...