Research Article

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

Table 3

Association between house, family context, and khat chewing among Yemeni women ( = 692).

VariablesKhat chewerNon-khat chewerOR (95% CI) value
205 (29.6%)487 (70.4%)

House type
 Tenant 132 (29.9)310 (70.1)1
 Owner73 (29.2)177 (70.8)1.0 (0.69–1.36)0.85
Size of the house
 ≤3 rooms123 (35.2)226 (64.8)1
 >3 rooms82 (23.9)261 (76.1)1.7 (1.24–2.41)0.001
Family size
 <6 members121 (33.6)239 (66.4)1
 ≥6 members84 (25.3)248 (74.7)1.5 (1.07–2.08)0.017
Number of children
 >3 children 135 (30.1)314 (69.9)1
 ≤3 children70 (28.8)173 (71.2)0.9 (0.67–1.33)0.729
Husbands chewed khat
 No71 (22.1)250 (77.9)1
 Yes134 (36.1)237 (63.9)2.0 (1.42–2.79)<0.001
Frequency of chewing khat by husbands/week ( = 383)
 <4 times56 (32.2)118 (67.8)1
 ≥4 times78 (39.6)119 (60.4)0.7 (0.47–1.11)0.139
Family social gatherings/week
 ≤3 times89 (25.4)261 (74.6)1
 >3 times116 (33.9)226 (66.1)1.5 (1.08–2.09)0.015

Simple logistic regression was used.