Table 2.
Khat chewing behaviors among khat chewers in Amhara region, 2019 (N = 478).
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Duration of khat chewing/year | ||
| 1-5 | 170 | 35.6 |
| 6-10 | 182 | 38.1 |
| 11-15 | 80 | 16.7 |
| 16-20 | 34 | 7.1 |
| >20 | 12 | 2.5 |
| Average duration of khat chewing in min/day | ||
| 15-90 | 89 | 18.6 |
| 91-180 | 98 | 20.5 |
| >180 | 291 | 60.9 |
| Amount of gram in range | ||
| 25-50 | 206 | 43.1 |
| 51-100 | 207 | 43.3 |
| >100 | 65 | 13.6 |
| Number of days/week | ||
| Daily | 275 | 57.5 |
| 4-6 days | 68 | 14.2 |
| 2-3 days | 109 | 22.8 |
| Once | 26 | 5.4 |
| Money spent in ETB for khat per day∗ | ||
| <25 | 168 | 35.1 |
| 25-50 | 229 | 47.9 |
| 51-75 | 36 | 7.5 |
| 76-100 | 37 | 7.7 |
| >100 | 8 | 1.7 |
| Money spent in ETB for other than khat∗ | ||
| 0-50 | 353 | 73.8 |
| 51-100 | 87 | 18.2 |
| 100-150 | 14 | 2.9 |
| >150 | 24 | 5.0 |
∗1 USD = 28.62 ETB.