Analyzing the Effect of Community-based Addiction Prevention Plan on the Quality of Life of Marivan County Villagers

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 MSc., Department of Extension, Communication and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Extension, Communication and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of implementing a community-based addiction prevention plan on the quality of life of villagers in Marivan county. The method of this research was descriptive-correlational which was done using the survey technique. The statistical population of this study was the villagers of Marivan city, among whom a community-based addiction prevention plan was implemented, which included 8127 people. The sample size was 384 using Cochran's formula. The results of descriptive statistics showed that the mean of the variable components of the effectiveness of the community-based plan for addiction prevention (prevention and reduction of substance abuse) was obtained at a low level (<2). The mean of social, economic and health components of quality of life was less than average (<3) and for the physical component of the variable quality of life was more than average (>3). The results obtained from the structural model of the research showed that the community-based addiction prevention plan had a positive and significant effect on the quality of life variable. The results of the structural model of the study showed that the community-based plan for addiction prevention had a positive and significant effect on the quality of life variable so that this variable explained 76% of the changes in the quality of life of the studied villagers. 

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