Table 4 Family attitude toward khat chewing
From: The role of family background on adolescent khat chewing behavior in Jazan Region
Characteristics | Male | Female | Total | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 860) | (n = 92) | |||
Father's attitude toward khat chewing | P > 0.05 | |||
Agree | 255 (32.2) | 22 (28.2) | 277 (31.9) | |
Disagree | 183 (23.1) | 20 (25.6) | 203 (23.4) | |
Do not know | 299 (37.8) | 31 (39.7) | 330 (38.0) | |
Father dead | 54 (6.8) | 5 (6.4) | 59 (6.8) | |
Mother's attitude toward khat chewing | P > 0.05 | |||
Agree | 185 (23.5) | 22 (28.2) | 207 (24.0) | |
Disagree | 291 (37.0) | 26 (33.3) | 317 (36.7) | |
Do not know | 292 (37.2) | 27 (34.6) | 319 (36.9) | |
Mother dead | 18 (2.3) | 3 (3.8) | 21 (2.4) | |
With whom do you chew khat | ||||
Family | 45 (5.8) | 23 (32.9) | 68 (8.1) | P < 0.001 |
Relatives | 152 (19.7) | 13 (18.6) | 165 (19.6) | |
Friends | 464 (60.2) | 16 (22.9) | 480 (57.1) | |
Alone | 110 (14.3) | 18 (25.7) | 128 (15.2) | |
With whom did you chew khat for the first time | P < 0.001 | |||
Father/mother | 90 (11.5) | 11 (15.9) | 101 (11.9) | |
Relative | 163 (20.9) | 23 (33.3) | 186 (21.9) | |
Friends | 322 (41.2) | 14 (20.3) | 336 (39.5) | |
Alone | 206 (26.4) | 21 (30.4) | 227 (26.7) |