ArticleBioMed research international2016
Khat Dependency and Psychophysical Symptoms among Chewers in Jazan Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- Khat chewing and its associated factors among pregnant women in Chiro district, eastern Ethiopia: a community-based study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of patients with newly diagnosed schizophrenia: A 4-year single-center experience in Saudi Arabia.Neuropsychopharmacology reports · 2022Review
- Risks of khat chewing on the cardiovascular, nervous, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary systems: A narrative review.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Review
- An updated review on synthetic cathinones.Archives of toxicology · 2021Review
- Khat Chewing Practice and Associated Factors among Medical Students in Gondar Town, Ethiopia, 2019.Substance abuse : research and treatment · 2021Article
- Unraveling theFrontiers in pharmacology · 2021Article
- Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Associated Factors among Khat Chewers in Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia.Depression research and treatment · 2020Article
- Magnitude and predictors of khat use among patients with tuberculosis in Southwest Ethiopia: A longitudinal study.PloS one · 2020Article
- Impact of khat price increases on consumption behavior - price elasticity analysis.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2019Article
- Pesticide Application and Khat Chewing as Predictors of the Neurological Health Outcomes among Pesticide Applicators in a Vector Control Unit, Saudi Arabia.The international journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundKhat chewing is highly prevalent in Africa, Yemen and Jazan region, southwest of Saudi Arabia. Most of Jazani Khat chewers consider khat session as a social activity and do not consider khat dependency. The aim of this study was to explore khat dependency and its relationship with the psychophysical symptoms among chewers.
methodsCross-sectional study on seventy Saudi male khat chewers living in Jazan area. Psychological dependence to khat chewing was evaluated using the Severity of Dependency Scale (SDS). The participants filled in a self-administrated assisted structured questionnaire designed to collect data about their medical history, neurological symptoms, and their chewing behavior.
resultsHalf (52.2%) of khat chewers showed psychological dependency. Those having longer khat sessions (≥6 hours) were more liable for dependency. Physical and psychological symptoms were more prevalent among khat dependent chewers.
conclusionskhat has a psychological dependence effect that can be measured by the SDS, even in low doses and with irregular use. SDS scale is a useful tool to expect the burden of either physical or psychological symptoms on khat chewers.
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