Perceived Psychological, Economic, and Social Impact of Khat Chewing among Adolescents and Adults in Nekemte Town, East Welega Zone, West Ethiopia
Table 4
Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis result which shows mainly the association between khat chewing practices and anxiety in Nekemte town, west Ethiopia, 2016.
Variables
Characteristics
Anxiety number (%)
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Current chewing experiences
Nonchewers
26 (14.3%)
1
1
Chewers
79 (45.9%)
5.09 (3.05, 8.51)
5.49 (3.04, 9.96)
Sex of participants
Male
88 (30.1%)
1.14 (.62, 2.10)
1.19 (.54, 2.63)
Female
17 (27.4%)
1
1
Age of participants in year
15–24
50 (23.3%)
1
1
25–34
48 (38.1%)
2.03 (1.26, 3.28)
2.03 (1.07, 3.84)
≥35
7 (53.8%)
3.85 (1.24, 11.98)
3.26 (.77, 13.85)
Religion of participants
Protestant
30 (24.4%)
1
1
Muslim
36 (29.3%)
1.28 (.73, 2.26)
.79 (.39, 1.55)
Orthodox
35 (35.4%)
1.69 (.95, 3.04)
1.18 (.59, 2.34)
Others1
4 (44.4%)
2.48 (.63, 9.84)
1.66 (.34, 8.04)
Marital status
Single
56 (23.8%)
.09 (.032, .26)
.17 (.05, .58)
Married
32 (33.0%)
.15 (.05, .43)
.30 (.09, .99)
Divorced/widowed
17 (77.3%)
1
1
Educational status
Can read and write
4 (40.0%)
1
1
Primary
31 (33.0%)
.74 (.19, 2.81)
1.33 (.25, 7.07)
Secondary
51 (28.5%)
.59 (.16, 2.21)
1.44 (.28, 7.44)
Higher education
19 (26.8%)
.55 (.14, 2.16)
.79 (.14, 4.53)
Occupational status
Merchant
19 (27.1%)
1
1
Employed
26 (35.6%)
1.49 (.73, 3.03)
1.95 (.79, 4.80)
Daily laborer
18 (26.1%)
.95 (.45, 2.01)
1.39 (.56, 3.43)
Student
17 (23.3%)
.82 (.38, 1.74)
2.04 (.79, 5.21)
Unemployed
25 (36.2%)
1.53 (.74, 3.13)
3.05 (1.22, 7.64)
; ; ; 1Catholic, no religion; COR = crude odds ratio; AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.
