ArticleSubstance abuse : research and treatment2014
Prevalence and predictors of harmful khat use among university students in ethiopia.
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- Prevalence and predictors of khat chewing among Ethiopian university students: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
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- Patterns of substance use in people with severe mental illness: A case-control study in Ethiopia.PloS one · 2025Article
- Individual and community-level factors associated with khat (Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Adverse Effects of Chewing Khat (Catha edulis): A Community-based Study in Ethiopia.Oman medical journal · 2023Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of psychoactive substance abuse among students in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2021Review
- Prevalence of Substance Use in University Students, Ethiopia.Substance abuse : research and treatment · 2021Article
- Khat Chewing Practice and Associated Factors among Medical Students in Gondar Town, Ethiopia, 2019.Substance abuse : research and treatment · 2021Article
- The Association between Sociocultural Factors and Substance Use among Haramaya University Students.Substance abuse : research and treatment · 2021Article
- Khat Use Patterns, Associated Features, and Psychological Problems in a Khat-Treatment-Seeking Student Sample of Jimma University, Southwestern Ethiopia.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Exploring the concept of problematic khat use in the Gurage community, South Central Ethiopia: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Prevalence of, Factors Associated with and Level of Dependence of Psychoactive Substance Use among Mekelle University Students, Ethiopia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Predictors of substance use among Jimma University instructors, Southwest Ethiopia.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2020Article
- What constitutes problematic khat use? An exploratory mixed methods study in Ethiopia.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2017Article
- Prevalence of and factors associated with regular khat chewing among university students in Ethiopia.Substance abuse and rehabilitation · 2015Article
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Abstract
Comprehensive assessment of harmful khat use is lacking because often researchers rely on a simple tool for studying it. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and predictors of harmful khat use among Ethiopian university students by developing a comprehensive scale based on Alcohol Use Identification Test, Severity of Dependency Syndrome scale, and International Classification of Diseases definition of harmful substance use. Logistic regression was performed to identify predictors of harmful khat use. One in five current khat user students were identified as harmful khat users [20.6% (95% CI: 14.3-22.3)]. Harmful khat use in this study was strongly associated with chewing at commercial places [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 2.32 (95% CI: 1.01-5.33)], and having non-student friends accompanying the khat-chewing ceremony [AOR = 3.77 (95% CI: 1.09-13.03). Students who started chewing khat at the age of 20 years or later [AOR = 0.19 (95% CI: 0.07-0.55)] and those who preferred to study in the library [AOR = 0.31(95% CI: 0.12-0.81)] were less likely to be harmful khat users. The university authorities, in addition to provision of student guidance on substance-use prevention, need to work in collaboration with the surrounding community and responsible public authorities in order to reduce harmful use of khat by their students.
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