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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
The prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of khat chewing in Butajira, Ethiopia
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Volume 100, No. SUPPL.S397, Year 1999
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Description
A house-to-house survey was carried out in a rural Ethiopian community to determine the prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of khat use. A total of 10 468 adults were interviewed. Of these, 58% were female, and 74% were Muslim. More than half of the study population (55.7%) reported lifetime khat chewing experience and the prevalence of current use was 50%. Among current chewers, 17.4% reported taking khat on a daily basis; 16.1% of these were male and 3.4%o were female. Various reasons were given for chewing khat; 80% of the chewers used itto gain a good level of concentration for prayer. Muslim religion, smoking and high educational level showed strong association with daily khat chewing. © Munksgaard 1999.
Authors & Co-Authors
Alem, Atalay
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Amanuel Psychiatric Hospital
Kebede, Derege
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
School of Medicine
Kullgrèn, Gunnar
Sweden, Umea
Umeå Universitet
Statistics
Citations: 199
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb10699.x
ISSN:
0001690X
e-ISSN:
16000447
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Ethiopia
Participants Gender
Male
Female