Table 2.

Association between sociodemographic and economic factors and khat chewing among Yemeni women (n = 692).

Variables	Khat chewer	Non-khat chewer	Crude OR (95% CI)	P value
	205 (29.6%)	487 (70.4%)
Women age
≤25 years	97 (34.6)	183 (65.4)	1
26–35 years	83 (24.7)	253 (75.3)	1.6 (1.14–2.29)	0.007
>35 years	25 (32.9)	51 (67.1)	1.1 (0.63–1.85)	0.776
Marital status
Previously married	22 (18.6)	96 (81.4)	1
Currently married	183 (31.9)	391 (68.1)	2.0 (1.24–3.35)	0.005
Husband age
≤25 years	31 (34.4)	59 (65.6)	1
26–35 years	103 (28.9)	254 (71.1)	1.3 (0.79–2.12)	0.301
≥35 years	71 (29.0)	174 (71.0)	1.3 (0.77–2.15)	0.336
Husband education
Postgraduate	54 (28.4)	136 (71.6)	1
Secondary	93 (27.6)	244 (72.4)	0.9 (0.66–1.43)	0.839
Primary	34 (32.1)	72 (67.9)	1.2 (0.71–1.99)	0.510
Illiterate	24 (40.7)	35 (59.3)	1.7 (0.94–3.17)	0.078
Women education
Postgraduate	23 (31.9)	49 (68.1)	1
Secondary	75 (24.9)	226 (75.1)	0.7 (0.40–1.24)	0.225
Primary	63 (36.8)	108 (63.2)	1.2 (0.69–2.23)	0.466
Illiterate	44 (29.7)	104 (70.3)	0.9 (0.49–1.66)	0.738
Husband occupation
Not working	40 (30.1)	93 (69.9)	1
Working	165 (29.5)	394 (70.5)	0.9 (0.64–1.47)	0.899
Husband working hrs/day
>6 hours	164 (30.0)	383 (70.0)	1
≤6 hours	41 (28.3)	104 (71.7)	0.9 (0.61–1.38)	0.689
Women occupation
Not working	150 (30.9)	336 (69.1)	1
Working	55 (26.7)	151 (73.3)	0.8 (0.56–1.17)	0.273
Women working hrs/day
>6 hours	187 (30.5)	427 (69.5)	1
≤6 hours	18 (23.1)	60 (76.9)	0.7 (0.39–1.19)	0.181
Family income/month YR*
≤55,000	90 (24.7)	275 (75.3)	1
>55,000	115 (35.2)	212 (64.8)	1.7 (1.19–2.30)	0.003

*YR: Yemeni Riyal (the current currency unit in Yemen); simple logistic regression was used.