Table 5.
Comparison of khat chewers versus non-chewers with regard to certain variables
| Variables |
Khat chewing status |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khat chewers | Non-chewers | ||
| Father using khat (n = 3,557) |
|
|
P < 0.001 |
| Yes |
461 (32.8) |
945 (67.2) |
|
| No |
397 (18.5) |
1,754 (81.5) |
|
| Mother using khat (n = 3,699) |
|
|
P < 0.001 |
| Yes |
62 (40.3) |
92 (59.7) |
|
| No |
821 (23.2) |
2,724 (76.8) |
|
| Brother using khat (n = 3,635) |
|
|
P < 0.001 |
| Yes |
487 (37.9) |
830 (63.0) |
|
| No |
372 (16.0) |
2,776 (84.0) |
|
| Sister using khat (n = 3,682) |
|
|
P < 0.001 |
| Yes |
48 (50.5) |
47 (49.5) |
|
| No |
829 (23.1) |
2,758 (76.9) |
|
| Student smoking status (n = 3,628) |
|
|
P < 0.001 |
| Yes |
489 (54.3) |
138 (5.1) |
|
| No |
411 (45.7) |
2,590 (94.9) |
|
| Friends smoking (n = 3,667) |
|
|
P < 0.001 |
| Yes |
592 (66.0) |
689 (24.9) |
|
| No |
305 (34.0) |
2,083 (75.1) |
|
| Friend using khat (n = 3,761) |
|
|
P < 0.001 |
| Yes |
746 (81.2) |
762 (26.8) |
|
| No |
173 (18.8) |
2,080 (73.2) |
|
| Residence pattern (n = 3,894) |
|
|
P < 0.05 |
| Parents |
815 (23.4) |
2,670 (76.6) |
|
| Father |
31 (36.5) |
54 (63.5) |
|
| Mother |
63 (26.8) |
172 (73.2) |
|
| Relatives |
19 (32.2) |
40 (67.8) |
|
| Alone | 13 (43.3) | 17 (56.7) | |