The prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of khat chewing in Butajira, Ethiopia.

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.

Kebede, D (författare)
Kullgren, GunnarUmeå universitet,Psykiatri(Swepub:umu)guku0001 (författare)
Amanuel Psychiatric Hospital. Addis Ababa, EthiopiaPsykiatri (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica Supplementum: Wiley100:S397, s. 84-910065-15911600-54730001-690X1600-0447

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