title: The prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of khat chewing in Butajira, Ethiopia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Amanuel Psychiatric Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alem
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kebede
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kullgren
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000208:ethnology*; D029754:Catha; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D010936:Plant Extracts; D015995:Prevalence; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D010936:Plant Extracts