Table 4.
Family attitude toward khat chewing
| Characteristics |
Male |
Female |
Total | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 860) | (n = 92) | |||
| Father's attitude toward khat chewing |
|
|
|
P > 0.05 |
| Agree |
255 (32.2) |
22 (28.2) |
277 (31.9) |
|
| Disagree |
183 (23.1) |
20 (25.6) |
203 (23.4) |
|
| Do not know |
299 (37.8) |
31 (39.7) |
330 (38.0) |
|
| Father dead |
54 (6.8) |
5 (6.4) |
59 (6.8) |
|
| Mother's attitude toward khat chewing |
|
|
|
P > 0.05 |
| Agree |
185 (23.5) |
22 (28.2) |
207 (24.0) |
|
| Disagree |
291 (37.0) |
26 (33.3) |
317 (36.7) |
|
| Do not know |
292 (37.2) |
27 (34.6) |
319 (36.9) |
|
| Mother dead |
18 (2.3) |
3 (3.8) |
21 (2.4) |
|
| With whom do you chew khat |
|
|
|
|
| Family |
45 (5.8) |
23 (32.9) |
68 (8.1) |
P < 0.001 |
| Relatives |
152 (19.7) |
13 (18.6) |
165 (19.6) |
|
| Friends |
464 (60.2) |
16 (22.9) |
480 (57.1) |
|
| Alone |
110 (14.3) |
18 (25.7) |
128 (15.2) |
|
| With whom did you chew khat for the first time |
|
|
|
P < 0.001 |
| Father/mother |
90 (11.5) |
11 (15.9) |
101 (11.9) |
|
| Relative |
163 (20.9) |
23 (33.3) |
186 (21.9) |
|
| Friends |
322 (41.2) |
14 (20.3) |
336 (39.5) |
|
| Alone | 206 (26.4) | 21 (30.4) | 227 (26.7) |