Table 2 Reasons stated by study participants for practicing khat chewing, Bahir Dar City administration, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | Category | Khat chewing (%) |
|---|---|---|
To get concentration | Yes | 93 (45.6) |
No | 111 (54.4) | |
Relieving emotional problems | Yes | 57 (27.9) |
No | 147 (72.1) | |
Desiring experiment | Yes | 43 (21.1) |
No | 161 (78.9) | |
Easily availability of khat | Yes | 29 (14.2) |
No | 175 (85.8) | |
Fighting depressed mood | Yes | 116 (56.9) |
No | 88 (43.1) | |
Religious purpose | Yes | 78 (38.2) |
No | 126 (61.8) | |
Availability of excess pocket money | Yes | 7 (3.4) |
No | 197 (96.6) | |
Socialization | Yes | 52 (25.5) |
No | 152 (74.5) | |
Getting acceptance by others | Yes | 27 (13.2) |
No | 177 (86.8) | |
Passing time | Yes | 65 (31.9) |
No | 139 (68.1) | |
Getting personal pleasure | Yes | 81 (39.7) |
No | 123 (60.3) | |
Peer pressure | Yes | 69 (33.8) |
No | 135 (66.2) | |
Lack of job | Yes | 27 (13.2) |
No | 177 (86.8) |