Explaining the causes of crystal addiction in Tehran: a qualitative approach

Lebni, Javad Yoosefi; Ziapour, Arash; Qorbani, Mostafa; Khosravi, Bahar; Mirzaei, Amin; Safari, Omid; Mansourian, Morteza; Özdenk, Gülcan Demir

doi:10.1007/s10389-019-01093-1

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“…3 The study of Bandyopadhyay et al 2018, Yoosefi Lebni et al 2019, and Yoosefi Lebni 2020 also refers to the relationship between drug use and having a high-risk sexual relationship. 22,40,41 This finding adds to previous research that not only environmental and social factors influence condom use, but also personality characteristics, such as disappointment about future, risk taking in sex, drug use and fatalism, influence it. Since sex work in Iran is considered an illegal activity, female sex workers are in poor conditions and do not receive any protection and support.…”

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<p>Barriers to Condom Use Among Female Sex Workers in Tehran, Iran: A Qualitative Study</p>

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Background: There are many barriers for condom use, which was one of the most important methods to prevent the transmission of HIV among female sex workers. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to identify the barriers to condom use among female sex workers in Tehran, Iran. Methods: This study was conducted with a qualitative approach and conventional content analysis among female sex workers in Tehran. Twenty-two female sex workers were selected through snowball sampling and purposive sampling. The data gathering method was a semi-structured interview and the data were analyzed using Graneheim and Lundman method. Guba and Lincoln criteria were used for evaluating research transferability. Results: The results of data analysis were categorized in three categories and seven sub-categories included 1) individual factors (not knowing HIV/AIDS properly, antiloyalty and love, and personality traits), 2) structural factors (partner's desire, problems with condom availability), and 3) cultural factors (cultural taboos, following the models). Conclusion: The results showed that lack of condom use is the consequence of different individual, structural, and cultural factors. So, it can be useful to take some initiatives at the individual level by raising awareness and understanding of female sex workers about HIV at the structural level by lowering the price of condoms and providing them extensively and at the societal level, by changing the beliefs and taboos about condoms.

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<p>Barriers to Condom Use Among Female Sex Workers in Tehran, Iran: A Qualitative Study</p>

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“…Relationships with family, friends, classmate parents, and how to utilize leisure time are social opportunities related to substance abuse in students, and employing these opportunities influenced their tendency to substance abuse. This finding is consistent with the findings obtained in Meymandi et al [ 20 ] and Yoosefi Lebni et al [ 21 ]. Using the results of this study, more knowledge of students' educational needs for designing an addiction prevention educational intervention based on the COM-B model was gained in excited students, and these findings help to design a more effective educational intervention.…”

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Analysis of capability, motivation and opportunity to prevent substance abuse in sensation seeking students on the outskirts of a city in Eastern Iran: a qualitative study

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Background Usually, substance abuse begins in adolescence in Iran. Young people who score high on the sensation-seeking trait tend to be more prone to substance abuse and an early experience in using. According to the COM_B model, substance abuse can be observed in situations where a person has the necessary physical and mental abilities, the necessary opportunities, and competing motivations. Therefore the study aimed to deeper understand of capability, motivation, and opportunities of substance abuse behavior to design educational programs. Methods This study was conducted based on content analysis approach. Data were collected through a focus group discussion with 18 participants (high school male students) from the outskirts of Birjand, who received a positive score from the Zuckerman Sensation Seeking Questionnaires' summary form. The group discussion was conducted using a guide to semi-structured questions based on COM-B model constructs. Results Students' knowledge of substance cognition, side effects, and consequences of addiction were incomplete. Some students believed that substance use was a way to control or vent emotions and that smoking was a sedative, and private spaces and uncrowded public places were physical environments that students cited for engaging in substance use. In the analysis, 24 subcategories and 11 categories were identified for the capability analysis section, 16 subcategories and 7 categories for the motivation section, and 21 subcategories and 6 categories for the opportunity section. Conclusions In order to achieve more precise prevention interventions against adolescents' tendency for substance abuse and to have a more significant impact on their behaviors, it is beneficial to study the three identified factors in some of the target individuals before intervention.

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“…Quantitative methods are not always appropriate for understanding meanings, beliefs, and experiences. Therefore, to discover the phenomena, it is necessary to perform a qualitative study that provides a broad and rich description of the phenomena [ 17 , 18 ].…”

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Exploration the role of social, cultural and environmental factors in tendency of female adolescents to smoking based on the qualitative content analysis

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Background The aim of this study was to explain the socio-cultural and environmental factors of smoking tendency in female adolescents. Methods This qualitative content analysis study was conducted among Iranian female adolescents in Mashhad, Iran. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews with 20 female smokers. The duration of each interview varies from 30 to 70 min. Data collection and management of data were done using MAXQADA software version 10. Results In exploration the effective socio-cultural and environmental factors in the tendency of female adolescents to smoking, six subcategories of role modeling of friends, membership in groups, parenting patterns, family modeling, the predisposing community, and the negative impact of the media were extracted. Conclusions The results obtained in this study indicated that there is a need to formulate policies and adopt environmental and social laws to reduce smoking. The results also showed the effective role of parents in improving personal skills, creating a stress-free environment in the family, and controlling adolescent behavior. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to all social and cultural aspects in order to make the smoking prevention programs.

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Explaining the causes of crystal addiction in Tehran: a qualitative approach

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<p>Barriers to Condom Use Among Female Sex Workers in Tehran, Iran: A Qualitative Study</p>

<p>Barriers to Condom Use Among Female Sex Workers in Tehran, Iran: A Qualitative Study</p>

Analysis of capability, motivation and opportunity to prevent substance abuse in sensation seeking students on the outskirts of a city in Eastern Iran: a qualitative study

Exploration the role of social, cultural and environmental factors in tendency of female adolescents to smoking based on the qualitative content analysis

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