Table 2.
Prevalence of Khat chewing among study participants.
| Category | Ever Khat chewers | Current Khat chewers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | 95% CI | N (%) | 95% CI | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 876 (40.5)** | 38.4–42.5 | 834 (38.5)* | 36.5–40.5 |
| Female | 59 (3.7) | 2.9–4.9 | 34 (2.1) | 1.6–2.9 |
| College Type | ||||
| Health related | 221 (23.7) | 21.1–26.5 | 219 (23.5) | 20.9–26.3 |
| Arts and humanities | 248 (18.0) | 16.0–20.0 | 218 (15.8) | 18.9–17.8 |
| Other scientific | 466 (32.1) | 29.7–34.5 | 431 (29.7) | 27.3–32.0 |
| Mode of living | ||||
| Rural | 443 (28.6)* | 26.4–30.9 | 441 (26.5)* | 24.3–28.8 |
| Urban | 492 (22.2) | 20.5–23.9 | 457 (20.6) | 18.9–22.3 |
|
| ||||
| Total | 935 (24.8) | 23.4–26.2 | 868 (23.1) | 21.7–24.4 |
∗Significant difference (P value < 0.05), **significant difference (P value < 0.01).