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

Table 2

Prevalence of Khat chewing among study participants.

Category	Ever Khat chewers		Current Khat chewers
	𝑁 (%)	95% CI	𝑁 (%)	95% CI
Gender
Male	876 (40.5)**	38.4–42.5	834 (38.5)*	36.5–40.5
Female	59 (3.7)	2.9–4.9	34 (2.1)	1.6–2.9
College Type
Health related	221 (23.7)	21.1–26.5	219 (23.5)	20.9–26.3
Arts and humanities	248 (18.0)	16.0–20.0	218 (15.8)	18.9–17.8
Other scientific	466 (32.1)	29.7–34.5	431 (29.7)	27.3–32.0
Mode of living
Rural	443 (28.6)*	26.4–30.9	441 (26.5)*	24.3–28.8
Urban	492 (22.2)	20.5–23.9	457 (20.6)	18.9–22.3
Total	935 (24.8)	23.4–26.2	868 (23.1)	21.7–24.4

∗Significant difference (𝑃 value < 0.05), ∗∗significant difference (𝑃 value < 0.01).