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Table 3 Prevalence of khat chewing according to certain family characteristics

From: The role of family background on adolescent khat chewing behavior in Jazan Region

Characteristics

Gender a

Total

Male (nā€‰=ā€‰860)

Female (nā€‰=ā€‰92)

Father's education

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒIlliterate

142 (35.8)

11 (5.1)

153 (25.0)

ā€ƒPrimary

141 (42.8)

13 (5.3)

159 (27.0)

ā€ƒIntermediate

126 (42.9)

9 (4.2)

135 (26.6)

ā€ƒSecondary

102 (39.1)

12 (4.7)

114 (22.1)

ā€ƒUniversity and above

171 (34.1)

25 (5.3)

196 (20.2)

Mother's education

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒIlliterate

252 (37.2)

24 (4.8)

281 (23.5)

ā€ƒPrimary

163 (40.8)

23 (6.7)

186 (25.1)

ā€ƒIntermediate

102 (44.7)

13 (7.3)

115 (28.3)

ā€ƒSecondary

63 (36.6)

95 (3.3)

68 (20.9)

ā€ƒUniversity and above

115 (33.9)

12 (3.8)

127 (19.5)

Family disputes

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒNone

557 (39.2)

30 (4.4)

587 (27.8)

ā€ƒRarely

143 (36.0)

26 (5.3)

169 (19.1)

ā€ƒSometimes

93 (41.7)

17 (4.2)

110 (17.5)

ā€ƒAlways

21 (50.0)

16 (19.5)

37 (29.8)

Family income

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒLess than $1,000

160 (41.5)

10 (3.2)

170 (24.4)

ā€ƒ$1,001ā€“3,000

247 (40.2)

22 (4.4)

269 (24.2)

ā€ƒMore than $3,000

158 (35.9)

18 (6.3)

176 (24.2)

  1. aNo significant association was observed.