TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Prevalence of risky behaviors and related factors among students of Dezful
JO  - Iranian journal of psychiatry
A1  - Sohrabivafa, Malihe
A1  - Tosang, Mohammad Ali
A1  - Molaei Zadeh, Seyedeh Zeynab
A1  - Goodarzi, Elham
A1  - Asadi, Zahra Sadat
A1  - Alikhani, Alireza
A1  - Khazaei, Salman
A1  - Dehghani, Seyedeh Leila
A1  - Beiranvand, Reza
A1  - Khazaei, Zaher
SP  - 188
EP  - 193
VL  - 12
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: There is a likelihood of risky behaviors such as drug abuse, risky sexual behavior, and adaptability issues in young ages. The present study aimed at investigating the prevalence of risky behaviors among students of Dezful University of Medical Sciences in 2014. <br><br>METHOD: This was a descriptive-analytical cross sectional study, with a random sampling approach. Scale of measuring risky behaviors was used to measure the risky behaviors (high speed driving, maim, drug use, and sexual behaviors) and related factors. The mean, standard deviation, Chi-square tests, t tests, and ANOVA were used for data analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: The study was conducted on 150 (50%) female and 150 (50%) male students. Most of the participants aged 20 to 24 years. A statistically significant difference was obtained between the average scores of risky behaviors among female and male students (p˂0.05). The results of the present study revealed that the prevalence of risky behaviors, high speed driving, and drug consumption was different among the students of various study fields (p˂0.05). <br><br>CONCLUSION: The prevalence of risky behaviors among students of Dezful University was relatively low, and the prevalence of these behaviors in female students was far less than in male students. Risky behaviors were associated with background variables, except for mother's occupation.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1735-4587
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -