Couples' reciprocal patterns in narcotics addiction: A recommendation on treatment strategy

Powers, Keiko I.; Anglin, M. Douglas

doi:10.1002/(sici)1520-6793(199612)13:8<769::aid-mar4>3.3.co;2-o

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“…This finding highlights the importance of societal or peer pressure as a predictor of consumers' intention to purchase counterfeit drugs. Also, this finding is consistent with previous findings on the influence of societal and peer pressure on a consumer's decision to engage in a deviant behaviour [15–17] . This finding, that societal pressures from family or friends have greater impact on counterfeit drugs purchase intent than consumer's attitudes towards the behaviour, could be exploited in designing combat strategies.…”

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Consumer behaviour towards counterfeit drugs in a developing country

Alfadl

Ibrahim

2012

Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research

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Introduction Availability of counterfeit drugs is increasing, especially in developing countries. This fact makes it critical to develop new measures that can help to combat this problem. Objectives This study was designed to examine the influence of certain factors on consumers' behaviour regarding counterfeit drugs. Specifically, this study investigates consumers' intention to purchase counterfeit drugs based on their attitude towards the purchase of counterfeit drugs, subjective norm and motivation. Method This study was conducted in a resource limited setting context. A face-to-face structured interview survey methodology was employed to collect data from 1003 subjects. Data were analysed by maximum likelihood estimation procedures using structural equation modelling. Key findings Out of a total of 11 proposed hypotheses, only four were significant as expected. All hypotheses related to factors affecting attitude were found to be nonsignificant and, consequently, attitude towards purchase intention was also found to be non-significant. Conclusion The model, which was based on past research and the authors' theoretical considerations, was confirmed. Moreover, using the theory of planned behaviour provided strong contributions towards explaining the demand for counterfeit drugs. This study is among the few, and may indeed be the first, that examines an African country drugs market and provides information and knowledge highly demanded by marketing managers and public health policymakers. It provides an in-depth understanding of Sudanese consumers that can be used in designing more efficient anti-counterfeiting strategies in developing countries.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Consumer behaviour towards counterfeit drugs in a developing country

Alfadl

Ibrahim

2012

Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research

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“…Engagement in illicit behaviour due to peer pressure is widely reported in the literature. Many studies have found that people will not only exhibit deviant behaviour because of peer pressure but will also tolerate and accept deviant behaviour if they have peer support [15,17,22,39]…”

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“…Other studies have reported that peer support could create a social situation in which certain corrupt acts are tolerated and accepted [14]. Similarly, peer pressure to conform has been identified as a factor leading to inappropriate consumer behaviour [15–17]. Whereas peer support of the behaviour encourages participation, peer rejection of the behaviour serves as a deterrent.…”

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How ethics influence intentions to buy counterfeit drugs: perceptions of policymakers, community pharmacists and consumers in Sudan

Alfadl

Ibrahim

2014

Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research

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Objectives The ethical attitudes of consumers have been widely explored in the literature as a key factor influencing the purchase of counterfeit products. However, the manner in which consumers make decisions regarding the consumption of counterfeit drugs in developing countries remains unclear. This study aims to fill this literature gap by investigating the role of perceived unethical consumer behaviour in discouraging the purchase of counterfeit drugs in a developing country. Method This article reports on two studies conducted in two Sudanese states. The first study employed in‐depth qualitative interviews with a purposive sample of policymakers and community pharmacists. The second study employed a face‐to‐face structured interview survey methodology to collect data from 1003 patients and tested two hypotheses. The study used structural equation modelling with maximum likelihood estimation to test the hypotheses. Survey items were subjected to confirmatory factor analysis using AMOS software version 5.0. Key findings The results revealed that counterfeit drug purchases are not influenced by consumers' awareness of the societal consequences of unethical buying behaviour (t = 0.575). The results also revealed that the decision to participate in this unethical buying behaviour is not perceived as socially stigmatised (β = −0.235, t = 5.477). Conclusion Contrary to the results of many previous studies, counterfeit drug purchases in Sudan are not significantly affected by consumer awareness of societal consequences and are not socially stigmatised. Although the purchase of counterfeit drugs poses ethical and safety implications, consumers in Sudan still view such purchase decisions as rational.

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“…Bearden et al (1994) studied underage consumption of alcohol and illegal drug use among high school and college students. Powers and Anglin (1996) examined couples engaged in addictive drug use.…”

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“…Barker (1977) discovered that peer group support could create a social situation in which certain corrupt acts are tolerated and accepted. Peer pressure to conform has been reported as a factor leading to inappropriate consuming behavior (Bearden et al, 1994;Kallis et al, 1986;Powers and Anglin, 1996).…”

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Consumer misbehavior: why people buy illicit goods

Albers-Miller

1999

Journal of Consumer Marketing

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Trade in contraband amounts to billions of dollars each year, and yet the buyers of these products are still a mystery. The purpose of this study was to model the decision to purchase illicit goods, using four predictor measures: product type, buying situation, perceived criminal risk, and price. Part‐worth conjoint analysis was used to obtain individual weights of main effects and selected interaction effects on the willingness to purchase. Individual respondents evaluated the purchase of illicit goods differently. Cluster analysis was used to segment the respondents. Discriminant analysis was used to assess variable importance. The overall model was shown to be significant. Although the results varied by cluster, the main effects of product type, buying situation and price were all significant predictors of willingness to buy. The interactions of risk with product type and price with product type were also significant predictors for some clusters.

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Couples' reciprocal patterns in narcotics addiction: A recommendation on treatment strategy

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Consumer behaviour towards counterfeit drugs in a developing country

Consumer behaviour towards counterfeit drugs in a developing country

How ethics influence intentions to buy counterfeit drugs: perceptions of policymakers, community pharmacists and consumers in Sudan

Consumer misbehavior: why people buy illicit goods

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