@article{ref1,
title="Application of the theory of planned behavior to predict drug abuse related behaviors",
journal="Journal of community health research",
year="2017",
author="Mazloomy MahmoodAbad, Sayed Said and Jadgal, Khair Mohammad and Movahed, Ehsan",
volume="6",
number="1",
pages="44-52",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Drug abuse among adolescents potentially holds several negative consequences for the health and well-being of the youth. This theoretically based study explained predictability of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) on drug abuse related behaviors among adolescents.   Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in Yazd City, Iran, in 2015 among 125 male adolescents in the age range of 11 - 29 years, recruited randomly. All data gathered by using self-report written questionnaires included attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, intention not to use drugs as theoretical constructs of TPB, and drug abuse related behaviors.   Results: The results showed that 18 % of participants were smoker, 97 % of them did not have history of synthetic drug abuse by parents, and 6 % of participants reported synthetic drug abuse by friends. <br><br>RESULTS of Chi-square test showed that there was a significant relationship between smoking and father's education, family size, history of synthetic drugs in parents, history of synthetic drugs in friends, and participants' job (P ˃ 0.000). However, maternal education (P = 682) and living with parents (P = 729) did not have any significant relationship.   Conclusions: The low prevalence of Drug abuse in this study in comparison with the existing statistics can attribute to lack of participants' reports.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2322-5688",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}