Table 3 Substance-related characteristics of patients with mental disorders visiting a psychiatry outpatient unit in Mekelle town, psychiatric clinics, Northern Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 85, control = 51, and case = 34)
Variable | Category | Control (n = 51) | Case (n = 34) |
|---|---|---|---|
Nicotine | Sometimes | 8(53.3) | 2(18.2) |
Often | 3(20.0) | 7(63.6) | |
Usually | 4(26.7) | 2(18.2) | |
Khat | Sometimes | 5(33.3) | 5(71.4) |
Often | 6(40.0) | 0(0.0) | |
Usually | 4(26.7) | 2(28.6) | |
Alcohol | Sometimes | 9(42.9) | 10(62.5) |
Often | 6(28.6) | 2(12.5) | |
Usually | 6(28.6) | 4(25.0) | |
Nicotine | 1–2 years | 7(46.7) | 4(36.4) |
2–3 years | 2(13.3) | 0(0.0) | |
3–4 years | 1(6.7) | 2(18.2) | |
≥ 4 years | 5(33.3) | 5(45.5) | |
Khat | 1–2 years | 6(40.0) | 2(28.6) |
2–3 years | 1(6.7) | 3(42.9) | |
3–4 years | 5(33.3) | 1(14.3) | |
≥ 4 years | 3(20.0) | 1(14.3) | |
Alcohol | 1–2 years | 2(9.5) | 8(50.0) |
2–3 years | 1(4.8) | 3(18.8) | |
3–4 years | 5(23.8) | 2(12.5) | |
≥ 4 years | 13(61.9) | 3(18.8) |