ArticleThe journal of primary prevention2020
Patterns of Drug Use and Related Factors Among Prisoners in Iran: Results from the National Survey in 2015.
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- Evidence for an increase in cannabis use in Iran - A systematic review and trend analysis.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- History of injection drug use in the month preceding incarceration in Iranian prisons.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Non-injection drug use among incarcerated people in Iran: Findings from three consecutive national bio-behavioral surveys.Harm reduction journal · 2024Article
- Multiple Substance Use Patterns and Its Relationship with Imprisonment in a High-Risk Group of Iranian Adults.Journal of research in health sciences · 2023Article
- HIV prevalence and continuum of care among incarcerated people in Iran from 2010 to 2017.Harm reduction journal · 2022Article
- Psychological wellbeing, family cohesion, and purposeful life in male prisoners: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Opioid agonist therapy uptake among people who inject drugs: the findings of two consecutive bio-behavioral surveillance surveys in Iran.Harm reduction journal · 2020Article
- Patterns of high-risk behaviors associated with HIV among male prisoners: A latent class analysis.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2020Article
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Abstract
Drug use by prisoners is one of the world's most important problems. We sought to determine the pattern of drug use behavior and related factors among prisoners of Iran in 2015. This cross-sectional study was part of the bio-behavioral surveillance survey conducted among 6200 prisoners in 26 prison sites in Iran who were selected through multi-stage sampling. Data were collected through questionnaires and interviews which inquired about participants' demographics and drug use behaviors. We analyzed study data using descriptive statistics, and crude and adjusted logistic regressions, in STATA-12. Of all prisoners, 74.0% had a history of lifetime drug use, and 16.6% of drug users had a history of lifetime injection drug use (IDU). According to the results of a multivariate logistic regression, male sex, being between the ages of 24 and 45, having a history of imprisonment, and having a history of lifetime high-risk sexual behavior were significant risk factors for lifetime drug use. Also, male sex, single status, and a history of previous imprisonment were significant risk factors for lifetime IDU. The prevalence of drug use in Iran's prison population is high and alarming. There is a continuing need for harm reduction programs, including the methadone maintenance treatment, among imprisoned drug users and IDUs.
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