Perceived Psychological, Economic, and Social Impact of Khat Chewing among Adolescents and Adults in Nekemte Town, East Welega Zone, West Ethiopia
Table 3
Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis result which shows mainly the association between khat chewing practices and depression in Nekemte town, west Ethiopia, 2016.
Variables
Characteristics
Depression number (%)
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Current chewing experiences
Nonchewers
15 (8.2%)
1
1
Chewers
108 (62.8%)
18.79 (10.19, 34.65)
25.36 (12.13, 53.05)
Sex of participants
Male
110 (37.7%)
2.28 (1.18, 4.39)
1.75 (.64, 4.79)
Female
13 (21.0%)
1
1
Age of participants in year
15–24
59 (27.4%)
1
1
25–34
56 (44.4%)
2.12 (1.33, 3.36)
3.73 (1.74, 7.99)
≥35
8 (61.5%)
4.23 (1.33, 13.45)
4.83 (.83, 28.09)
Religion of participants
Protestant
30 (24.4%)
1
1
Muslim
41 (33.3%)
1.55 (.89, 2.71)
.737 (.34, 1.58)
Orthodox
47 (47.5%)
2.80 (1.58, 4.96)
2.589 (1.17, 5.72)
Others1
5 (55.6%)
3.88 (.98, 15.37)
2.69 (.39, 18.66)
Marital status
Single
76 (32.3%)
.18 (.07, .48)
.53 (.14, 2.07)
Married
31 (32.0%)
.18 (.06, .49)
.35 (.09, 1.33)
Divorced/widowed
16 (72.7%)
1
1
Educational status
Can read and write
8 (80.0%)
1
1
Primary
34 (36.2%)
.14 (.03, .71)
.14 (.02, 1.12)
Secondary
54 (30.2%)
.11 (.02, .53)
.17 (.02, 1.33)
Higher education
27 (38.0%)
.15 (.03, .78)
.20 (.02, 1.75)
Occupational status
Merchant
24 (34.3%)
1
1
Employed
30 (41.1%)
1.34 (.68, 2.64)
1.41 (.53, 3.79)
Daily laborer
26 (37.7%)
1.16 (.58, 2.32)
1.19 (.45, 3.14)
Student
15 (20.5%)
.50 (.23, 1.05)
.90 (.32, 2.55)
Unemployed
28 (40.6%)
1.31 (.66, 2.61)
1.99 (.72, 5.53)
; ; ; 1Catholic, no religion; COR = crude odds ratio; AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.
