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  • 标题:Prevalence of khat chewing and its effect on academic performance in Sidama zone, Southern Ethiopia
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  • 作者:Andargachew Kassa ; Eskindir Loha ; Atkilt Esaiyas
  • 期刊名称:African Health Sciences
  • 印刷版ISSN:1680-6905
  • 电子版ISSN:1729-0503
  • 出版年度:2017
  • 卷号:17
  • 期号:1
  • 页码:175-185
  • 出版社:Makerere University Medical School(Uganda)
  • 摘要:

    Background: Khat use is a well-established public health problem in Yemen, Arabian Peninsula, and Ethiopia. Along with its large scale production, the magnitude of khat use is increasing among students.

    Objective: This study was intended to assess the prevalence, determinants, and effect of khat use on academic performance of high school students in Sidama Ethiopia.

    Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted from April to June 2015. We used a stratified sampling technique to draw a total of 1,577students. The data was collected using self-administered questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression models were used to determine the prevalence, effects, and predictors of khat use.

    Result: The life time and current prevalence of khat use were 14.6% and 13%, respectively. Smoking cigarette (AOR=5.1, 95% C.I: 2.3-14.3), drinking alcohol (AOR=3.0, 95% C.I: 1.4-6.3), having a family growing khat (AOR=2.0, 95% C.I: 1.1-2.5), having friend chewing khat (AOR=3. 95% C.I: 2.0-4.6), were some of factors that increased the odds of students’ khat use. Student’s khat use increased the odds of student’s poor academic performance (AOR=2.1, 95% C.I: 1.1-3.9).

    Conclusion: The prevalence of khat use in high khat producing districts of Sidama and its contribution to poor academic performance demand prompt intervention.

  • 关键词:Khat; high school student; academic performance; Ethiopia
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