Table 3.
Pattern of Khat chewing among study participants according to gender.
| Characteristics | Male N (%) | Female N (%) | Total N (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Khat chewing (n = 857) | 0.000 | |||
| In my house | 299 (36.9) | 25 (53.2) | 324 (37.8) | |
| In my friend's house | 215 (26.5) | 10 (21.3) | 225 (26.3) | |
| In school | 7 (0.9) | 5 (10.6) | 12 (1.4) | |
| In public places | 165 (20.4) | 2 (4.3) | 167 (19.5) | |
| In occasions | 25 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | 25 (2.9) | |
| Other place | 99 (12.2) | 5 (10.6) | 104 (12.1) | |
| Do you think that it is easy to obtain Khat? (n = 862) | 0.378 | |||
| Yes | 313 (38.5) | 22 (44.9) | 335 (38.9) | |
| Yes to some extent | 413 (50.8) | 20 (40.8) | 433 (50.2) | |
| No | 87 (10.7) | 7 (14.3) | 94 (10.9) | |
| Khat source (n = 738) | 0.000 | |||
| From sellers | 386 (54.8) | 10 (29.4) | 396 (53.7) | |
| I give money to another person to buy it | 67 (9.5) | 4 (11.8) | 71 (9.6) | |
| I take some Khat from another person | 117 (16.6) | 10 (29.4) | 127 (17.2) | |
| Elder person gives me Khat | 55 (7.8) | 5 (14.7) | 60 (8.1) | |
| Other | 799 (11.2) | 5 (14.7) | 84 (11.4) | |
| Age at first time to chew Khat (n = 868) | 0.653 | |||
| Less than 10 years | 67 (8.0) | 4 (11.8) | 71 (8.2) | |
| 10–14 years | 238 (28.5) | 8 (23.5) | 246 (28.3) | |
| More than 15 years | 529 (63.4) | 22 (64.7) | 551 (63.5) | |
| Khat chewing time (n = 847) | 0.000 | |||
| At noon | 65 (8.1) | 10 (23.8) | 75 (8.9) | |
| After noon | 66 (8.2) | 4 (9.5) | 70 (8.3) | |
| At evening | 38 (4.7) | 1 (2.4) | 39 (4.6) | |
| At night | 636 (79.0) | 27 (64.3) | 663 (78.3) | |
| Frequency of Khat chewing (n = 805) | 0.005 | |||
| Daily | 57 (7.5) | 12 (29.3) | 69 (8.6) | |
| Most of the weekdays | 86 (11.3) | 8 (19.5) | 94 (11.7) | |
| Weekends only | 280 (36.6) | 9 (22.0) | 289 (35.9) | |
| In occasions | 341 (44.6) | 12 (29.3) | 353 (43.9) | |
| Time spent in Khat session (n = 822) | 0.000 | |||
| Less than 5 hours | 190 (24.3) | 17 (43.6) | 207 (25.2) | |
| 5–9 hours | 500 (63.9) | 12 (30.8) | 512 (62.3) | |
| More than 10 hours | 93 (11.9) | 10 (25.6) | 103 (12.5) | |
| With whom do you chew Khat (n = 849) | 0.023 | |||
| Family | 41 (5.1) | 5 (10.9) | 46 (5.4) | |
| Relatives | 131 (16.3) | 8 (17.4) | 139 (16.4) | |
| Friends | 570 (71.0) | 25 (54.3) | 595 (70.1) | |
| Alone | 61 (7.6) | 8 (17.4) | 69 (8.1) | |
| Reasons of Khat chewing (n = 817) | 0.000 | |||
| When feeling their stressed | 61 (7.9) | 11 (25.0) | 72 (8.8) | |
| Anxiety | 25 (3.2) | 2 (4.5) | 27 (3.3) | |
| Need to change mood | 375 (48.5) | 25 (56.8) | 400 (49.0) | |
| Other reasons | 312 (40.4) | 6 (13.6) | 318 (38.9) |