Association Between User Fees and Dropout from Methadone Maintenance Therapy: Results of a Cohort Study in Vietnam

• Main Authors: Benjamin Johns (Author), Le Bao Chau (Author), Kieu Huu Hanh (Author), Pham Duc Manh (Author), Hoa Mai Do (Author), Anh Thuy Duong (Author), Long Hoang Nguyen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract-Vietnam launched methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) in 2008 with donor funding. To expand and ensure sustainability of the program, Vietnam shifted the responsibility for financing portions of MMT to provinces and, in 2015, some provinces started collecting user fees for MMT. This study as...