Evaluation of the Reasons of Drug abuse in Women in Bushehr: A Qualitative Study
Introduction: Drug addiction has always been considered as one of the most pervasive social problems. Although the risk of drug addiction is high in men, but this risk has been increased in women as well. Method: This qualitative study was conducted on 21 addicted women in Bushehr who were selected...
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| author | Fatemeh Akbarizadeh Saharnaz Nejat Ahmad Hajebi Faezeh Jahanpour |
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| description | Introduction: Drug addiction has always been considered as one of the most pervasive social problems. Although the risk of drug addiction is high in men, but this risk has been increased in women as well.
Method: This qualitative study was conducted on 21 addicted women in Bushehr who were selected using purposive sampling method. Data were collected using semi-structured in-depth interview. All interview were recorded, immediately written, and analyzed using qualitative content analysis.
Results: After data analysis, 3 main themes including personal, family, and social factors with 17 items were obtained.
Conclusion: The main factors affecting drug addiction in women in Bushehr were personal and family factors. Some interventions such as increasing the knowledge of people about factors affecting drug addiction and family education can be effective in the prevention of drug addiction in women. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4974a6f3cc68475a8be8937b365ee5b52024-04-03T08:49:40ZengKerman University of Medical SciencesJournal of Qualitative Research in Health Sciences2645-61092645-61092019-07-01813343Evaluation of the Reasons of Drug abuse in Women in Bushehr: A Qualitative StudyFatemeh Akbarizadeh0Saharnaz Nejat1Ahmad Hajebi2Faezeh Jahanpour3 PhD Student of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Science and Culture, Tehran, Iran 2- Professor, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Professor, School of Medicine, Research Center for Addiction Research and Risky Behavior, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran Introduction: Drug addiction has always been considered as one of the most pervasive social problems. Although the risk of drug addiction is high in men, but this risk has been increased in women as well. Method: This qualitative study was conducted on 21 addicted women in Bushehr who were selected using purposive sampling method. Data were collected using semi-structured in-depth interview. All interview were recorded, immediately written, and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Results: After data analysis, 3 main themes including personal, family, and social factors with 17 items were obtained. Conclusion: The main factors affecting drug addiction in women in Bushehr were personal and family factors. Some interventions such as increasing the knowledge of people about factors affecting drug addiction and family education can be effective in the prevention of drug addiction in women.http://jqr.kmu.ac.ir/article-1-1179-en.htmlAddictionWomenBushehrQualitative study |
| spellingShingle | Fatemeh Akbarizadeh Saharnaz Nejat Ahmad Hajebi Faezeh Jahanpour Evaluation of the Reasons of Drug abuse in Women in Bushehr: A Qualitative Study Journal of Qualitative Research in Health Sciences Addiction Women Bushehr Qualitative study |
| title | Evaluation of the Reasons of Drug abuse in Women in Bushehr: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full | Evaluation of the Reasons of Drug abuse in Women in Bushehr: A Qualitative Study |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of the Reasons of Drug abuse in Women in Bushehr: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of the Reasons of Drug abuse in Women in Bushehr: A Qualitative Study |
| title_short | Evaluation of the Reasons of Drug abuse in Women in Bushehr: A Qualitative Study |
| title_sort | evaluation of the reasons of drug abuse in women in bushehr a qualitative study |
| topic | Addiction Women Bushehr Qualitative study |
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