TABLE 2.
Substance use characteristics of study participants at selected public Hospitals in eastern Ethiopia from December 1, 2021 to January 30, 2022.
| Characteristics | Categories | Cases (N = 218) |
Control (N = 218) |
||
| Frequency | % | Frequency | % | ||
| Lifetime tobacco use | Yes No |
35 183 |
16.06 83.94 |
28 190 |
12.84 87.16 |
| Current tobacco use | Yes No |
68 150 |
31.19 68.81 |
44 174 |
20.18 79.82 |
| Smock less tobacco use | Yes No |
49 169 |
22.48 77.52 |
12 206 |
5.50 94.50 |
| Alcohol consumption | Yes No |
56 162 |
25.69 74.31 |
34 184 |
15.60 84.40 |
| Lifetime khat use | Yes No |
136 82 |
62.39 37.61 |
31 187 |
14.22 85.78 |
| Current khat use | Yes No |
131 87 |
60.09 39.91 |
71 147 |
32.57 67.43 |
| Poly substance use | Yes No |
54 164 |
24.77 75.23 |
17 201 |
7.80 92.20 |
| Have problem with their family due to khat chewing habit | Yes No |
32 182 |
14.68 85.32 |
7 211 |
3.21 96.79 |
| Family history of mental health problem | No Yes |
102 116 |
46.79 53.21 |
198 20 |
90.83 9.17 |
| Family history of substance use | No Yes |
103 115 |
47.25 52.75 |
180 38 |
82.57 17.43 |