ArticleJournal of environmental and public health2021
Pesticide Residue Analysis of Khat Leaves and Health Risks among Khat Chewers in the Amhara Region, Northwestern Ethiopia.
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- Khat consumption and undernutrition among adult population in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Birth prevalence and risk factors of neural tube defects in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2023Pooled it
- Khat consumers exposure to toxicity: Agrochemical toxicity awareness, protective practice and self-reported health ailments among khat consumers in Ethiopia.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Pollution by antimicrobials and antibiotic resistance genes in East Africa: Occurrence, sources, and potential environmental implications.Toxicology reports · 2025Review
- Impact of Fresh Khat Extract on Proinflammatory Cytokines and Hepatic and Renal Responses.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024Article
- Screening, characterization and optimization of potential dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT) degrading fungi.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Levels and Health Risk Assessments of Heavy Metals in Khat and Its Support Soil in Algesachi, Ilu Ababor, Ethiopia.Environmental health insights · 2024Article
- Pattern and outcome of acute organophosphate poisoning at health facilities of Harari Region, Eastern Ethiopia.SAGE open medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Farmers use a large number of pesticides to increase the productivity of Khat cultivation. Since Khat is consumed by many Ethiopians as a habit, there may be a significant concentration of pesticide residues in Khat leaves which result in adverse effects among the exposed population. Excess use of pesticides in Khat causes cancer, genotoxicity, and endocrine disturbances. The current study aimed to determine the concentration of selected pesticide residues on Khat leaves samples and to estimate the possible health risk on consumers. Methods: Thirty Khat samples were collected from Khat cultivators in the Amhara region, Ethiopia. Pesticide residue extraction and cleanup of Khat samples were performed using the QuEChERS method. Data were also collected about personal variables and Khat consumption habits. The pesticide concentrations were determined and the health risks were estimated. Results: Profenofos, dimethoate, and chlorpyrifos were detected in 6 (20%), 24 (80%), and 28 (93.3%) Khat samples, respectively. However, diazinon was detected in two samples and endosulfan I was not detected. The average concentration of chlorpyrifos, dimethoate, profenofos, and diazinon in Khat samples was 75.39 ± 20.26, 130 ± 48.94, 242.45 ± 119.79, and 81.5 ± 21.0
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