Prevalence Rate of Using ٍEcstasy among Medical Sciences Students in Urmia University in 2007

Introduction & Objective: The present study aims to achieve a comprehensive depiction of ecstasy consumption among the students of Urmia University of medical sciences in 2007. Materials & Methods: Totally 950 students were surveyed in this cross-sectional descriptive study. A census was use...

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Main Authors: Shamsi Miri Ghaffarzadeh, Hamidreza Farrokh Eslamloo, Hamid Faramarzzadeh, Hasan Nazari, Zakieh Ahmadi Doiran
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Published: Hamadan University of Medical Sciences 2012-03-01
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Online Access:http://sjh.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-216-en.html
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author Shamsi Miri Ghaffarzadeh
Hamidreza Farrokh Eslamloo
Hamid Faramarzzadeh
Hasan Nazari
Zakieh Ahmadi Doiran
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description Introduction & Objective: The present study aims to achieve a comprehensive depiction of ecstasy consumption among the students of Urmia University of medical sciences in 2007. Materials & Methods: Totally 950 students were surveyed in this cross-sectional descriptive study. A census was used as a sampling method. A self-report questionnaire regarding demographic details and ecstasy consumption was completed by students. Data was stored in a database and then was analyzed through descriptive tests by SPSS software. Chi square test was used to determine the correlation coefficient. Results: There were 798 subjects of all target population who had never used this drug. However, 132 subjects (18 regularly, 56 occasionally for fun and 58 at least once) consumed ecstasy pills. Thus the point prevalence of ecstasy consumption among the students was 14.19 percent. There were 232 subjects who had never heard of the term “ecstasy". Instead, the knowledge source of the rest about ecstasy was books (116 subject), internet (56 subjects), mass media (489 subjects), friends (28 subjects), and family (2 subjects). A significant relation was observed between ecstasy consumption and other variables (parents' education, residence in student campus, attending parties, smoking, canabis and opium consumption). Conclusion: Results of this study revealed that the point prevalence of ecstasy pills consumption among university students was 14.19% that raises the need for purposive intervention and the necessity of planning to prevent and decrease this phenomenon.
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spelling doaj.art-27544565853f46709bb3845e9620db3f2022-12-22T02:22:36ZfasHamadan University of Medical Sciencesپزشکی بالینی ابن سینا2588-722X2588-72382012-03-011846772Prevalence Rate of Using ٍEcstasy among Medical Sciences Students in Urmia University in 2007Shamsi Miri Ghaffarzadeh0Hamidreza Farrokh Eslamloo1Hamid Faramarzzadeh2Hasan Nazari3Zakieh Ahmadi Doiran4 Introduction & Objective: The present study aims to achieve a comprehensive depiction of ecstasy consumption among the students of Urmia University of medical sciences in 2007. Materials & Methods: Totally 950 students were surveyed in this cross-sectional descriptive study. A census was used as a sampling method. A self-report questionnaire regarding demographic details and ecstasy consumption was completed by students. Data was stored in a database and then was analyzed through descriptive tests by SPSS software. Chi square test was used to determine the correlation coefficient. Results: There were 798 subjects of all target population who had never used this drug. However, 132 subjects (18 regularly, 56 occasionally for fun and 58 at least once) consumed ecstasy pills. Thus the point prevalence of ecstasy consumption among the students was 14.19 percent. There were 232 subjects who had never heard of the term “ecstasy". Instead, the knowledge source of the rest about ecstasy was books (116 subject), internet (56 subjects), mass media (489 subjects), friends (28 subjects), and family (2 subjects). A significant relation was observed between ecstasy consumption and other variables (parents' education, residence in student campus, attending parties, smoking, canabis and opium consumption). Conclusion: Results of this study revealed that the point prevalence of ecstasy pills consumption among university students was 14.19% that raises the need for purposive intervention and the necessity of planning to prevent and decrease this phenomenon.http://sjh.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-216-en.htmln-methyl-34- methylenedioxyamphetaminestudentsmedicalsubstance abuse
spellingShingle Shamsi Miri Ghaffarzadeh
Hamidreza Farrokh Eslamloo
Hamid Faramarzzadeh
Hasan Nazari
Zakieh Ahmadi Doiran
Prevalence Rate of Using ٍEcstasy among Medical Sciences Students in Urmia University in 2007
پزشکی بالینی ابن سینا
n-methyl-3
4- methylenedioxyamphetamine
students
medical
substance abuse
title Prevalence Rate of Using ٍEcstasy among Medical Sciences Students in Urmia University in 2007
title_full Prevalence Rate of Using ٍEcstasy among Medical Sciences Students in Urmia University in 2007
title_fullStr Prevalence Rate of Using ٍEcstasy among Medical Sciences Students in Urmia University in 2007
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence Rate of Using ٍEcstasy among Medical Sciences Students in Urmia University in 2007
title_short Prevalence Rate of Using ٍEcstasy among Medical Sciences Students in Urmia University in 2007
title_sort prevalence rate of using ٍecstasy among medical sciences students in urmia university in 2007
topic n-methyl-3
4- methylenedioxyamphetamine
students
medical
substance abuse
url http://sjh.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-216-en.html
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