Khat Chewing among Students of Higher Education in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia: Prevalence, Pattern, and Related Factors

Table 1

Some selected background characteristics of the study population.

Characteristics	𝑁	%
Gender (𝑛=3764)
Male	2165	57.5
Female	1599	42.5
Age groups (𝑛=3217)
Less than 20 years	614	16.3
20-21	1606	42.7
22-23	830	22.1
24 and above	167	4.4
Colleges (𝑛=3764)
Health related	931	24.7
Arts and humanities	1380	36.7
Other scientific	1453	38.6
Mode of living
Rural	1549	41.2
Urban	2215	58.8
Marital status (𝑛=3764)
Married	341	9.1
Single	3255	86.5
Divorced	44	1.2
Widowed	5	0.1
Father’s education (𝑛=3764)
Illiterate	557	14.8
Primary	981	26.1
Intermediate	595	15.8
Secondary	521	13.8
University and above	1021	27.1
Mother’s education (𝑛=3764)
Illiterate	1459	38.8
Primary	1068	28.4
Intermediate	419	11.1
Secondary	306	8.1
University and above	437	11.6