Open AccessDevelopment of a questionnaire to assess drug abuse among high school students of Isfahan province, Iran: An action research
Author(s) -
Nahid Geramian,
Leila Gharaat,
Shohreh Akhavan Taheri,
Fatemeh Mohebpour,
Mahmonir Nahvizadeh,
Ziba Farajzadegan,
Kamal Heidari
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of preventive medicine/international journal of preventive medicine.
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.539
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 2008-8213
pISSN - 2008-7802
DOI - 10.4103/2008-7802.157678
Subject(s) - medicine , cronbach's alpha , substance abuse , cluster sampling , addiction , status quo , family medicine , psychiatry , environmental health , clinical psychology , population , psychometrics , economics , market economy
Considering the problem of drug abuse in Iran especially in adolescents and the youth, recent alterations in drug abuse rate and its trend, the necessity to have local information about this problem, applied research has a determining role in management of this problem and making proper decisions. Therefore, the current study was conducted to develop a questionnaire to assess the status of drug abuse among high school students of Isfahan Province, Iran.