TY  - JOUR
T1  - Predicting the Incidence of Self-Injury in Iranian High School Students
AU - , Asghar Mohammadpoorasl AU - , Ali Fakhari AU - , Rezagholi Vahidi AU - , Fatemeh Rostami AU - , Mahnaz Talebi 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 2
IS  - 4
SP  - 427
EP  - 430
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2007.427.430
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2007.427.430
KW  - High school student
KW  -incidence rate
KW  -self-injury
KW  -related factors
AB  - There is currently limit information about self-injury among adolescent population. The aim of this study is to estimate the incidence rate of substance abuse among the sample of 10-grade male students in Tabriz city and to evaluate the associated factors. Of all grade-10 male students in Tabriz, 1785(13.7%) were randomly sampled and were assessed twice. A self-administered questionnaire with 48 questions was distributed to students in February and March 2005. The questions aimed to obtain information on self-injury, substance abuse, smoking, self-esteem, attitude toward smoking and risk-taking behaviors as well as demographic information. After one year (February and March 2006), another questionnaire with 10-items was distributed to those students for determine the incidence rate of self-injury. The influence of different factors on incidence of self-injury was evaluated with a logistic regression model. At the beginning of the study among 1785 students 70 (4.0%, CI 95%: 3.1-5.0) had self- injury. At the end of follow -up, 4.8% of students reported incidence of self-injury. The results of logistic regression model indicate  that  transition  in  smoking  stages (OR = 2.81), incidence of alcohol drinking (OR = 2.27) and having smoker friend (OR= 1.78) were factors associated with incidence of self-injury. This study has shown higher incidence rate of self-injury and determined some of its risk factors among students. More studies about adolescent population are necessary to approve the observed results of this study and thus allow for a certain generalization of the observations.
ER  -