ArticleAfrican health sciences2017
Prevalence of khat chewing and its effect on academic performance in Sidama zone, Southern Ethiopia.
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- Substance use among young people in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review on risk factors for khat chewing among adolescents in the African continent and Arabian Peninsula.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
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- Academic performance and its associated factors among khat-chewer and non-khat chewer high school students in Ethiopia, 2023.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
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- Polydrug Use among Students in a Public University in a Lower Middle-Income Country.BioMed research international · 2023Article
- Khat chewing and associated factors among public secondary school students in Harar town, Eastern Ethiopia: a multicenter cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Effects of Catha Edulis Forsk on spatial learning, memory and correlation with serum electrolytes in wild-type male white albino rats.PloS one · 2022Article
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- Current Substances Use Among Students in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 20-Years Evidence.Substance abuse : research and treatment · 2021Review
- 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
- Factors affecting current khat chewing among male adults 15-59 years in Ethiopia, 2016: a multi-level analysis from Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey.BMC psychiatry · 2020Article
- Rewarding Effect ofPsychology research and behavior management · 2020Article
- Prevalence and risk factors for khat use among youth students in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis, 2018.Annals of general psychiatry · 2020Review
- Prevalence and associated factors of khat chewing among students in Ethiopia: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundKhat use is a well-established public health problem in Yemen, Arabian Peninsula, and Ethiopia. Along with its large scale production, the magnitude of khat use is increasing among students.
objectiveThis study was intended to assess the prevalence, determinants, and effect of khat use on academic performance of high school students in Sidama Ethiopia. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional study was conducted from April to June 2015. We used a stratified sampling technique to draw a total of 1,577 students. The data was collected using self-administered questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression models were used to determine the prevalence, effects, and predictors of khat use.
resultThe life time and current prevalence of khat use were 14.6% and 13%, respectively. Smoking cigarette (AOR=5.1, 95% C.I: 2.3-14.3), drinking alcohol (AOR=3.0, 95% C.I: 1.4-6.3), having a family growing khat (AOR=2.0, 95% C.I: 1.1-2.5), having friend chewing khat (AOR=3. 95% C.I: 2.0-4.6), were some of factors that increased the odds of students' khat use. Student's khat use increased the odds of student's poor academic performance (AOR=2.1, 95% C.I: 1.1-3.9).
conclusionThe prevalence of khat use in high khat producing districts of Sidama and its contribution to poor academic performance demand prompt intervention.
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