ArticlePeerJ2026
The effect of khat consumption on work performance in small businesses in the city-center market, Hargeisa, Somaliland.
Article in PeerJ, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background: Khat use is an increasing public health concern in Somaliland, linked to various mental, physical, social, and psychological problems. Objective: This study examined the effect of khat consumption on work performance among small business employees in the City-Center Market, Hargeisa, Somaliland. Methodology: A quantitative cross-sectional design was employed, with purposive sampling of 150 male respondents. Data were collected through a structured Likert-scale questionnaire measuring khat consumption patterns and work performance. Reliability was confirmed using Cronbach's alpha, and multiple linear regression analysis was applied to assess the predictive effect of khat consumption on work performance. Demographic and occupational variables (education level, marital status, employment type, type of khat commonly chewed, and age categories) were included as controls. Results: Regression analysis showed khat consumption was significantly associated with work performance (B = 0.774, Conclusion: The study suggests that khat consumption may negatively influence employee productivity, while demographic and occupational factors appear to have limited influence. These findings highlight the importance of workplace awareness and policy measures aimed at reducing the potential adverse impact of khat use on work performance.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.