title: Effectiveness of Educational Programs on Nutritional Behavior in Addicts Referring to Baharan Hospital, Zahedan (Eastern of IR Iran).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There are many factors which affect nutritional status of addicted such as lack o f knowledge, incorrect attitude toward modification of food pattern, and careless to food intake.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of educational program on nutritional behavior in addicts referring to Baharan hospital in Zahedan.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-six addict patients were selected randomly. After recording general demographic data of patients, nutritional behaviors were determined. To determine the effectiveness of nutritional educational program, pre and post-tests were performed. Evaluation of nutritional behavior was determined as poor, fair and satisfactory levels. Statically analysis was performed by SPSS software.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most addict patients had a medium level of education. Improvement in knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of patients after intervention was observed as follows; decreasing KAP in poor level (2.8% vs. 30.6%), (3% vs. 50%), (25% vs. 80.6%), respectively; also, increasing KAP in fair level (7% vs. 55.6 %), (15% vs. 15%), (19% vs. 7%), respectively and increasing KAP in satisfactory levels (77.8% vs. 13.8%), (50% vs. 8.3%), and (22.2% vs. 0%), respectively (P < 0.0001). There was a significant difference regarding the grade of KAP in patients based on gender, marital status, and education level after education (P < 0.0001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study showed that nutritional KAP was improved in addicts. After intervention, there was a significant difference in the score of knowledge, attitude, and practice scores in patients in the current study. KAP was improved in patients after intervention including; decreased KAP in poor level and increased KAP in fair and satisfactory levels. This finding indicates that addict patients would like to modify their life style.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion Research Center and Nutrition, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Mansour
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karajibani
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion Research Center and Nutrition, Pregnancy Health Research Center, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Farzaneh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Montazerifar
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Food Science, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dashipour
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Baharan Psychiatric Hospital, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Kobra
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lashkaripour
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abery
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Sajedeh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salari
keywords: Drug Users; Education; Iran; Nutritional Status