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Table 8 Cost components of MMT and CCT

From: The political and scientific challenges in evaluating compulsory drug treatment centers in Southeast Asia

Program costs

Participant costs

For MMT:

Recurrent costs: variable costs (salary for staff, methadone, urine tests and consumables), and fixed costs (site operation and maintenance, medication import and distribution)

Capital costs a :

Buildings and equipment/vehicles (10% depreciated value over 10 years)

Data sources:

+ Secondary data of the 2009 costing study

+2013 expenditure data provided by Hai Phong City Department of Health

Cost of treatment: zero because the treatment was free to the participants

Opportunity costs:

Costs of travel time to MMT clinic on a daily basis including waiting time

Cost of petrol for travel to the MMT clinic on a daily basis

Data sources:

+ Data collected through the modified DATCAP questionnaire – Outpatient version, used once for the baseline interview

For CCT:

Recurrent costs: variable costs (salary for staff, medicines, biological tests and consumables), and fixed costs (center operation and maintenance)

Capital costs: a

Buildings and equipment/vehicles (10% depreciated value over 10 years)

Data sources:

+ Data collected through the structured questionnaire that was based on the framework of the DATCAP questionnaire–Program version

Cost of treatment during the 2 years in CCT centers:

+ Rehabilitation costs paid by participants to the centers

+ Costs of food and other supplies provided by families to the participants on a monthly basis

Opportunity costs:

Loss of income due to 2-year placement in CCT centers (based on self-report monthly income and employment status at 3-month prior to CCT placement)

Data sources:

+ Questions asked once, included in the outcome questionnaire for the baseline interview

  1. aValue of MMT clinics land and CCT centers land was not collected (to be discussed in the Discussion section)