Comparison of patterns of substance abuse disorders in urban and rural population

morad rasouli azad; bahram ali ghanbari hashemabadi; Samad Shirinzadeh-Dastgiri; Marjan Alamikhah; Omid Saed; Toktam Kazemini

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Comparison of patterns of substance abuse disorders in urban and rural population

Author(s):

morad rasouli azad^1,*,

bahram ali ghanbari hashemabadi²,

Samad Shirinzadeh-Dastgiri³,

Marjan Alamikhah⁴,

Omid Saed³,

Toktam Kazemini⁵

1Student, Clinical Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science and Health Services, Tehran, Iran

2Associate professor of Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Medical Science and Health Services, Mashhad, Iran.

3MSc of Psychology.

4Student, Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Torbat-e-Jam branch, Torbat-e-Jam, Iran

5Student, Clinical Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Medical Science and Health Services, Mashhad, Iran

Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences:Vol. 13, issue 1; e94087

Published online:Dec 27, 2010

Article type:Research Article

Received:Nov 24, 2009

Accepted:Jul 26, 2010

How to Cite:morad rasouli azadbahram ali ghanbari hashemabadiSamad Shirinzadeh-DastgiriMarjan AlamikhahOmid SaedToktam Kazeminiet al.Comparison of patterns of substance abuse disorders in urban and rural population.Zahedan J Res Med Sci.13(1):e94087.

Abstract

Background: Studies of the prevalence of substance abuse in rural and urban population in different countries revealed variable results regarding to the study method, study population, age group and measuring tools. The purpose of this research is to compare the patterns of substance abuse disorders in urban and rural population in Mashhad.

Materials and Method: Two groups consecutively admitted patients who referred to substance treatment clinics of Mashhad, were selected (110 urban and 100 rural patients). Samples were evaluated with structured demographic questionnaire and Structured Clinical Interview (SCID) for DSM-IV. Data were analyzed by χ² and independent t-test.

Results: This study showed statistically significant differences between two groups in marital status, education level, monthly income and job. Also the samples were differed in substance type, history of injection and quit, abuse of nicotine, cannabis and alcohol in long life.

Conclusion: Rural and urban societies have differences in patterns of substance abuse that can be originated from social-context differences.

Keywords

Substance abuse patterns

disorders and dependence

urban

rural.

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