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The prevalence and ...
The prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of khat chewing in Butajira, Ethiopia.
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- Alem, Atalay (författare)
- Amanuel Psychiatric Hospital. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Kebede, D (författare)
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- Kullgren, Gunnar (författare)
- Umeå universitet,Psykiatri
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Amanuel Psychiatric Hospital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Psykiatri (creator_code:org_t)
- Wiley, 1999
- 1999
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica Supplementum. - : Wiley. - 0065-1591 .- 1600-5473 .- 0001-690X .- 1600-0447. ; 100:S397, s. 84-91
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Abstract
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- 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% were female. Various reasons were given for chewing khat; 80% of the chewers used it to gain a good level of concentration for prayer. Muslim religion, smoking and high educational level showed strong association with daily khat chewing.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Psykiatri (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Psychiatry (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- khat chewing;prevalence;ethnictty;Ethiopia
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