Spatial Distribution and Factors Associated with Khat Chewing among Adult Males 15-59 Years in Ethiopia Using a Secondary Analysis of Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2016: Spatial and Multilevel Analysis

Table 1

Individual and community characteristics of adult men 15-59 years in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016.

Variable	Frequency ()	Percentage
Ever chewed khat
Yes	3418	27.14
No	9176	72.86
Age group
15-29	6426	51.03
30-44	4173	33.13
45-59	1995	15.84
Sex of the household
Male	11034	87.61
Female	1560	12.59
Marital status
Married	7705	61.17
Single	489	38.83
Residence
Urban	2496	19.82
Rural	10098	80.18
Religion
Orthodox	5677	45.07
Muslim	3916	31.09
Protestant	2745	21.80
Others	256	2.03
Education
No education	3773	29.06
Primary	5876	46.66
Secondary	1846	14.66
Higher	1099	8.73
Region
Tigray	795	6.31
Afar	82	0.65
Amhara	3206	25.46
Oromia	4713	37.43
Somali	326	2.59
Benishangul Gumuz	123	0.98
SNNPR	2886	20.53
Gambela	36	0.29
Harari	31	0.25
Addis Ababa	196209	4.93
Dire Dawa	71	0.57
Media exposure
Yes	8154	64.74
No	4440	35.26
Wealth index
Poor	4272	33.92
Middle	2427	19.27
Rich	5895	46.81
Working status
Yes	11172	88.71
No	1422	11.29
Alcohol drinking
Yes	5873	46.64
No	6721	53.36

Note: others = Catholic, cultural belief.