Research Article
Direct Medical Cost of Treating Substance Use Disorders in Two Tertiary Hospitals in South-West, Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Socio-demographic characteristics of the patients.
| | Type of SUD | Variable | Characteristics | Alcohol, N (%) | Drug, N (%) | Drug and alcohol, N (%) | value |
| Age (years) | 10–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60 and above | 6 (27.3) 8 (36.4) 4 (18.2) 3 (13.6) 1 (4.5) 0 (0.0) | 45 (49.5) 34 (37.4) 8 (8.8) 4 (4.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) | 24 (27.9) 38 (44.2) 17 (19.8) 4 (4.7) 2 (2.3) 1 (1.2) | 0.004 |
| Sex | Male Female | 17 (77.3) 5 (22.7) | 75 (82.4) 16 (17.6) | 69 (80.2) 17 (19.8) | 0.840 |
| Marital status | Married Not married Widowed Divorced/separated | 7 (31.8) 14 (63.6) 1 (4.5) 0 (0.0) | 5 (5.50) 83 (91.2) 0 (0.0) 3 (3.3) | 14 (16.3) 70 (81.4) 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) | 0.008 |
| Educational level | No formal education Primary education Secondary education Tertiary education | 0 (0.0) 1 (4.5) 8 (36.4) 13 (59.1) | 0 (0.0) 2 (2.2) 28 (30.8) 61 (67.0) | 1 (1.2) 2 (2.3) 30 (34.9) 53 (61.6) | 0.889 |
| Tribe | Igbo Yoruba Hausa Others | 6 (27.30 12 954.5) 1 (4.5) 3 913.60 | 30 (33.0) 49 (53.8) 3 (3.3) 9 (9.9) | 23 926.7) 45 (52.3) 1 (1.2) 17 (19.8) | 0.565 |
| Occupation | Trader Civil servant Professional Student Self-employed Unemployed Retired | 3 (13.6) 3 (13.6) 1 (4.5) 4 (18.2) 3 (13.6) 6 (27.3) 1 (4.5) | 9 9.9) 4 (4.4) 4 (4.4) 29 (31.9) 8 9 (8.8) 36 (39.6) 12 (13.2) | 6 (7.0) 4 (4.7) 8 (9.3) 32 (37.2) 2 (2.3) 30 (34.9) 9 (10.5) | 0.005 |
| Setting | Inpatient Outpatient | 21 (95.5) 1 (4.5) | 79 (86.6) 12 (13.2) | 77 (89.5) 9 (10.5) | 0.497 |
| State of residence | Lagos Ogun total | 21 (95.5) 1 (4.5) 22 (100.0) | 87 (95.6) 4 (4.4) 91 (100.0) | 54 (62.80 32 (37.2) 86 (100.0) | ≤0.001 |
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Statistical significance ( value < 0.05). |