Prevalence and Factors Associated with Regular Khat Chewing Among College Students in Harar City, Eastern Ethiopia

Jemal Abrahim Imar

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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Regular Khat Chewing Among College Students in Harar City, Eastern Ethiopia

Jemal Abrahim Imar

Published in International Journal of Psychological Science (Volume 3, Issue 1)

Received: 9 June 2023 Accepted: 3 July 2023 Published: 11 July 2023

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Khat/Chat (Catha edulis) is a green shrub that is a natural stimulant native, planted and chewed in mainly within eastern and southern parts of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Chewing khat/chat is a common practice and getting greater concern in university and college students because they think chewing chat helps in increasing their academic performance especially during examination and recreation. It is widely understood that khat chewing creates a serious problem for today’s youth which negatively affects not only individual users; but also families, the community as a whole, economy and political arena of a given nation. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and factors associated with regular khat chewing among college students in Harar city. Cross sectional study was conducted in Harari city from mar 13 up to 29, 2023, within selected colleges. A total sample of 371 students were included in the study. Data was collected through structured questioner and after checking for clarity data were entered to SPSS version 22 and multiple logistic regression analysis were used for better prediction of determinants and to reduce bias due to co founders. Result: The Prevalence of khat chewing on this study was 213 (57.4%). In multivariate analysis marital status, religion, Living area (Residence), Peers who chew khat, peers who smoke cigarette, students whose lives in rented house, Smoke cigarette while chewing chat, currently drink alcohol were associated with outcome variables. Majority of students were khat chewers for a long period of time and there were also started chewing before their joining the colleges. peer pressure, living condition and alcohol usage were significant predictors of khat chewing.

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DOI	10.11648/j.ijps.20230301.11
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Khat (Chat), College Students, Khat Chewing, Effects of Khat Chewing

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Department of Health Informatics, Harar Health Science College, Harar, Ethiopia

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