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Table 2 Substance use characteristics of Wollo university regular undergraduate students, Dessie, Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 548)

From: Socio-demographic and substance-related factors associated with mental distress among Wollo university students: institution-based cross-sectional study

Independent variables

Category

Frequency (n)

Percent (%)

Current khat use

Yes

104

19.0

No

444

81.0

Current cigarette use

Yes

62

11.3

No

486

88.7

Current alcohol use

Yes

139

25.4

No

409

74.6

Current cannabis use

Yes

22

4.0

No

526

96.0

  1. Current khat use: use of khat in the last one month
  2. Current cigarette use: smoking cigarette in the last one month
  3. Current alcohol use: use of beer, tella, areki, or wine in the last one month
  4. Current cannabis use: use of cannabis (hashish) in the last one month