Abstract

Ecstasy use was known as new epidemic condition at the worldwide. The aim of this study was determine the prevalence and factors influencing ecstasy use based on theory of planned behavior (TPB) among Iranian boy adolescents. A cross-sectional study, was conducted among the 163 adolescents in Kermanshah County, were randomly selected to participate voluntarily in the study. Participants filled out a self-administered questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS-16 using bivariate correlations and logistic regression statistical tests. Almost 6.8 of the participants had used ecstasy. The TPB variables accounted for 21 of the variation in the outcome measure of the intention to ecstasy use. The best predictor for ecstasy use was subjective norms with odds ratio estimate of 1.679 95% CI: 1.203, 2.342. Based on our result, it seems that designing and implementation of educational programs to reduce subjective norm toward ecstasy use could be usefulness of the results in order to prevent of ecstasy use.