Table 3.

Behavioral attributes among female university students, southwest Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 353).

Variable	Category	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Chewing chat	Yes	98	27.8
	No	255	72.2
Chewing frequency	Every day	35	9.9
	Once/twice a week	22	6.3
	1–3 times a month	21	6.0
	Occasionally < 1 month	5	1.4
	Others	14	4.0
Smoking	Yes	75	21.2
	No	278	78.8
Smoking frequency	Every day	14	4.0
	Once/twice a week	25	9.9
	1–3 times a month	7	2.0
	Occasionally < 1 month	5	1.4
	Others	14	4.0
Has been drunk once before	Yes	183	51.8
	No	170	48.2
Drinking alcohol frequency	Every day	7	2.0
	Once/twice a week	65	18.5
	1–3 times a month	39	11.1
	Occasionally < 1 month	57	16.2
	Others	14	4.0
Since joining university	Yes	232	65.7
	No	29	8.2
Started drinking in the year the study was conducted	Yes	162	45.9
	No	35	9.9
Drug use (cocaine)	Yes	35	9.9
	No	318	90.1
Drug use frequency	Once /twice a week	9	2.5
	1–3 times a month	14	4.0
	Occasionally < 1 month	12	3.4