Family Context and Khat Chewing among Adult Yemeni Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographics, socioeconomic, and family context of the respondents.

Variables	Total
	𝑛 (%)
Sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors
Women age
≤25 years	280 (40.5)
26–35 years	336 (48.6)
>35 years	76 (11.0)
Marital status
Previously married	118 (17.1)
Currently married	574 (82.9)
Husband age
≤25 years	90 (13.0)
26–35 years	357 (51.6)
≥35 years	245 (35.4)
Husband education
Postgraduate	150 (21.7)
Secondary	337 (48.7)
Primary	106 (15.3)
Illiterate	59 (8.5)
Women education
Postgraduate	57 (8.2)
Secondary	301 (43.5)
Primary	171 (24.7)
Illiterate	148 (21.4)
Husband occupation
Not working	133 (19.2)
Working	559 (80.8)
Husband working hrs/day
>6 hours	547 (79.0)
≤6 hours	145 (21.0)
Women occupation
Not working	486 (70.2)
Working	206 (29.8)
Women working hrs/day
>6 hours	614 (88.7)
≤6 hours	78 (11.3)
Family income/month YR*
≤55,000	365 (52.7)
>55,000	327 (47.3)
Family context factors
House type
Tenant	442 (63.9)
Owner	250 (36.1)
Size of the house
≤3 rooms	349 (50.4)
>3 rooms	343 (49.6)
Family size
<6 members	360 (52.0)
≥6 members	332 (48.0)
Number of children
>3 children	449 (64.9)
≤3 children	243 (35.1)
Husbands chewed khat
No	321 (46.4)
Yes	371 (53.6)
Frequency of chewing khat by husbands/week (𝑛 = 383)
<4 times	174 (25.1)
≥4 times	197 (28.5)
Family social gatherings/week
≤3 times	350 (50.6)
>3 times	342 (49.4)

∗YR: Yemeni Riyal (the current currency unit).