Micro-costing analysis of a community-based psychiatric intervention among people who inject drugs in Haiphong, Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Community-based interventions and peer-support have been shown to improve health outcomes and are increasingly promoted in mental health care. To guide further policy makers, we aimed to estimate, from a societal perspective, the cost of a community based psychiatric intervention for people who inject drugs (PWID).

Methods

From March 2022 to May 2022 in Hai Phong, Vietnam, PWID currently or previously diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder were recruited in a 12 months follow-up cohort and received psychiatric and harm-reduction services supported by peers (Drive-Mind 2 cohort study, NCT05886504). Using a micro-costing approach, we estimated the annual per-participant cost for screening PWID for psychiatric disorders, and for providing them for follow-up care and

SUBMITTER: Trouiller P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12712603 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature