Table 3 Problems encountered by study participants due to khat chewing, Bahir Dar City administration, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | Category | Khat chewing (%) |
|---|---|---|
Accident or injury | Yes | 13 (6.4) |
No | 191 (93.6) | |
Losses money | Yes | 67 (32.8) |
No | 137 (67.2) | |
Damage to objects or clothing | Yes | 13 (6.4) |
No | 191 (93.6) | |
Problem on relation with families | Yes | 45 (22.1) |
No | 159 (77.9) | |
Problem on relation with friends | Yes | 18 (8.8) |
No | 186 (91.2) | |
Problem on relation with others | Yes | 12 (5.9) |
No | 192 (94.1) | |
Poor performance at work | Yes | 19 (9.3) |
No | 185 (90.7) | |
Victim by robbery or theft | Yes | 11 (5.4) |
No | 193 (94.6) | |
Trouble with police | Yes | 11 (5.4) |
No | 193 (94.6) | |
Hospitalized at emergency | Yes | 8 (3.9) |
No | 196 (96.1) | |
Engaged in sex they regretted next day | Yes | 12 (5.9) |
No | 192 (94.1) | |
Engaged in unprotected sex | Yes | 13 (6.4) |
No | 191 (93.6) | |
Blackouts or flashbacks | Yes | 15 (7.4) |
No | 189 (92.6) | |
Other medical problems | Yes | 11 (5.4) |
No | 193 (94.6) | |
Quarrel/fight/scuffle | Yes | 43 (21.1) |
No | 161 (78.9) |