Table 1 Descriptive summary of 18 studies reporting the prevalence and associated factors of khat chewing among students in Ethiopia included in the systematic review and meta-analysis, 2018
Author | Year | Region | Study area | Sample size | Response rate (%) | The objective of the study | Prevalence (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abdeta T | 2017 | Oromia | Jimma University | 651 | 95.1 | Prevalence, withdrawal symptoms and associated factors of khat chewing among students at Jimma University in Ethiopia | 23.9 (14.50, 33.30) |
Ayana A | 2004 | Oromia | Jimma University | 500 | 97.1 | Khat (Catha edulis Forsk) chewing, sociodemographic description and its effect on academic performance, Jimma University students | 24.8 (15.28, 34.30) |
Reda A | 2012 | Oromia | Harar Town | 1890 | 91.1 | Prevalence and determinants of khat (Catha edulis) chewing among high school students in eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study | 24.2(14.62, 33.78) |
Dires E | 2016 | Oromia | Jimma town | 296 | 100 | Factors associated with khat chewing among high school Students in Jimma Town Southwest Ethiopia | 14.2 (6.99, 21.41) |
Astatkie A | 2015 | SNNPR | Hawassa University | 1255 | 97.3 | Prevalence of and factors associated with regular khat chewing among university students in Ethiopia | 10.5 (4.18, 16.82) |
Kassa A | 2011 | SNNPR | Hawassa University | 590 | 94.5 | Determinants of alcohol use and khat chewing among Hawassa University students, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study | 16.3 (8.50, 24.10) |
Kassa A | 2017 | SNNPR | Sidama zone | 1577 | 95.3 | Prevalence of khat chewing and its effect on academic performance in Sidama zone, Southern Ethiopia | 13.0(5.96, 20.04) |
Kassa A | 2014 | SNNPR | Hawassa University | 586 | 99.3 | Prevalence and factors determining psychoactive substance (PAS) use among Hawassa University (HU) undergraduate students, Hawassa Ethiopia | 20.3(11.62, 28.98) |
Gebreslassie M | 2013 | Tigray | Axum University | 764 | 98.7 | Psychoactive substances use and associated factors among Axum University students, Axum Town, North Ethiopia | 27.9 (17.74, 38.06) |
Gebrehanna E | 2014 | Amhara | Bahir Dar University | 3268 | 77.5 | Khat chewing among Ethiopian University Students—a growing concern | 12.7 (5.73, 19.67) |
Teni FS | 2015 | Amhara | Gonder university | 424 | 94.3 | Prevalence, reasons, and perceived effects of khat chewing among students of a college in Gondar Town, Northwestern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study | 32.5 (21.76, 43.24) |
Zein ZA | 1998 | Amhara | Gonder university | 479 | 98.8 | Polydrug abuse among Ethiopian university students with particular reference to khat (Catha edulis) | 22.3(13.26, 31.34) |
Bizuayehu G | 2009 | Amhara | Gonder | 397 | 98.5 | Prevalence, factors and consequences of khat chewing among high school students of Gondar Town, Northwestern Ethiopia | 12.6(5.75, 19.45) |
Aklilu S | 2013 | Amhara | Gonder university | 302 | 97.4 | Prevalence and associated factors of khat chewing among Atse Fasil Campus Students, University of Gondar, North West Ethiopia June | 6.9 (1.84, 12.06) |
Berihun AD | 2015 | Amhara | Gonder University | 872 | 95.8 | Khat use and Its determinants among University students in Northwest Ethiopia: a multivariable analysis | 13.6(6.43, 20.77) |
Lakew A | 2014 | Amhara | Ataye | 332 | 88 | Prevalence of Catha edulis (khat) chewing and Its associated factors among Ataye Secondary School Students in Northern Showa, Ethiopia | 13.3 (6.26, 20.24) |
Adere A | 2017 | Amhara | Woldia university | 730 | 89.7 | Determinants of psychoactive substances use among Woldia University students in Northeastern Ethiopia | 10.4 (4.12, 16.68) |
Yegazew K | 2002 | Amhara | Gonder university | 1258 | 87.7 | Cigarette smoking and khat chewing among college students in North West Ethiopia | 17.5 (9.36, 25.64) |