Table 2.

Reasons stated by study participants for practicing khat chewing, Bahir Dar City administration, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017

Variables	Category	Khat chewing (%)
To get concentration	Yes	93 (45.6)
	No	111 (54.4)
Relieving emotional problems	Yes	57 (27.9)
	No	147 (72.1)
Desiring experiment	Yes	43 (21.1)
	No	161 (78.9)
Easily availability of khat	Yes	29 (14.2)
	No	175 (85.8)
Fighting depressed mood	Yes	116 (56.9)
	No	88 (43.1)
Religious purpose	Yes	78 (38.2)
	No	126 (61.8)
Availability of excess pocket money	Yes	7 (3.4)
	No	197 (96.6)
Socialization	Yes	52 (25.5)
	No	152 (74.5)
Getting acceptance by others	Yes	27 (13.2)
	No	177 (86.8)
Passing time	Yes	65 (31.9)
	No	139 (68.1)
Getting personal pleasure	Yes	81 (39.7)
	No	123 (60.3)
Peer pressure	Yes	69 (33.8)
	No	135 (66.2)
Lack of job	Yes	27 (13.2)
	No	177 (86.8)