Research Article

Direct Medical Cost of Treating Substance Use Disorders in Two Tertiary Hospitals in South-West, Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Variation among the different categories of substance use disorders on the direct cost of treatments.

Source of treatment costDfF value

Total cost of medicine21.9390.147
Total cost of laboratory tests20.6440.528
Total cost of health professional consultation fees21.8500.164
Total cost of psycho-social/behavioral therapy26.6390.002
Total cost of inpatient admission21.5040.225
Total cost of medical devices28.6050.001
Total cost of treatment of SUD20.5560.575

Statistical significance ( value < 0.05).