Research Article
Perceived Psychological, Economic, and Social Impact of Khat Chewing among Adolescents and Adults in Nekemte Town, East Welega Zone, West Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants in Nekemte town, west Ethiopia, 2016.
| | Variables | Characteristics | Chewers (%) | Nonchewers (%) | Total (%) |
| | Sex of participants | Male | 154 (89.5%) | 138 (75.8%) | 292 (82.5%) | | Female | 18 (10.5%) | 44 (24.2%) | 62 (17.5%) |
| | Age of participants in year | 15–24 | 103 (59.9%) | 112 (61.5%) | 215 (60.7%) | | 25–34 | 61 (35.5%) | 65 (35.7%) | 126 (35.6%) | | ≥35 | 8 (4.7%) | 5 (2.7%) | 13 (3.7%) |
| | Religion of participants | Protestant | 39 (22.7%) | 84 (46.2%) | 123 (34.7%) | | Muslim | 76 (44.2%) | 47 (25.8%) | 123 (34.7%) | | Orthodox | 52 (30.2%) | 47 (25.8%) | 99 (28.0%) | | Others1 | 5 (2.9%) | 4 (2.2%) | 9 (2.5%) |
| | Marital status | Single | 113 (65.7%) | 122 (67.0%) | 235 (66.4%) | | Married | 41 (23.8%) | 56 (30.8%) | 97 (27.4%) | | Divorced/widowed | 18 (10.5%) | 4 (2.2%) | 22 (6.2%) |
| | Educational status | Can read and write | 8 (4.7%) | 2 (1.1%) | 10 (2.8%) | | Primary | 53 (30.8%) | 41 (22.5%) | 94 (26.6%) | | Secondary | 82 (47.7%) | 97 (53.3%) | 179 (50.6%) | | Higher education | 29 (16.9%) | 42 (23.1%) | 71 (20.1%) |
| | Occupational status | Merchant | 37 (21.5%) | 33 (18.1%) | 70 (19.8%) | | Employed | 35 (20.3%) | 38 (20.9%) | 73 (20.6%) | | Daily laborer | 38 (22.1%) | 31 (17.0%) | 69 (19.5%) | | Student | 29 (16.9%) | 44 (24.2%) | 73 (20.6%) | | Unemployed | 33 (19.2%) | 36 (19.8%) | 69 (19.5%) |
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Catholic, no religion.
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