■Khat是一个巨大的,生长在整个阿拉伯半岛和从东部到南部非洲的高海拔地区的常绿乔木。Cathinone,Cathine,去甲麻黄碱是阿拉伯茶中含有的精神活性成分。埃塞俄比亚青少年,尤其是那些在中学的人,经常使用卡塔。这种使用khat可能会导致学生经常缺课,并经历低于标准的学习成绩。然而,该研究区域缺乏有关使用khat的患病率及其相关因素的信息。
■本研究的主要目标是确定哈拉尔市公立学校中学生咀嚼卡塔的患病率及相关因素,埃塞俄比亚东部,2022年。
■从2022年6月1日至6月30日,在Harar镇的三所公立中学中采用了多中心横断面研究设计,样本为485名学生。采用系统随机抽样方法选择研究样本。数据是使用自我管理的问卷收集的,和酒精,吸烟,和物质参与筛选测试(ASSIST)用于评估Khat咀嚼。Epidata4.6版用于输入数据,而STATA版本14用于分析它们。为了确定与卡塔咀嚼有关的因素,进行了双变量和多变量逻辑回归分析,并且在95%置信水平下确定统计学显著性,P值低于0.05.
■在485名符合条件的参与者中,455回答了这项调查,回答率为93.8%。总的来说,33.2%(95%CI:29.2%-37.6%)的样本参与者报告目前正在咀嚼卡塔。年龄范围为20至25岁(AOR=2.04;95%CI:1.19-3.48),男学生(AOR=7.03;95%CI:4.35-12.57),当前酒精使用者(AOR6.48;95%CI:2.30-18.28),咀嚼朋友的存在(AOR3.86;95%CI:2.38-6.24),和抑郁症(AOR1.84,95CI:1.02-3.30),在p值<0.05时与卡塔咀嚼密切相关。
■在埃塞俄比亚东部公立中学的学生中,咀嚼Khat非常普遍。年龄在20到25岁之间,作为一个男性,作为目前的酒精使用者,有咀嚼伙伴,抑郁症都与使用khat密切相关。因此,学校应创建和实施针对特定受众的行为改变沟通,以阻止和阻止学生咀嚼卡塔叶。此外,重要的是禁止向年轻人和青少年出售khat,促进对阿拉伯茶用户的医疗保健,并促进同伴倡导支持服务。
UNASSIGNED: Khat is a huge, evergreen tree that grows at high altitudes throughout the Arabian Peninsula and in the region stretching from eastern to southern Africa. Cathinone, cathine, and norephedrine are psychoactive ingredients contained in khat. Ethiopian teenagers, especially those in secondary school, frequently use khat. This use of khat may lead to students frequently missing class and experiencing subpar academic performance. However, the study area lacks information regarding the prevalence of khat use and the factors associated with it.
UNASSIGNED: This study\'s primary goal is to determine the prevalence of khat chewing and related factors among secondary school students in public schools in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia, in 2022.
UNASSIGNED: A multicenter cross-sectional study design was employed from June 01-June 30, 2022, in three public secondary schools in Harar town in a sample of 485 students. Systematic random sampling was used to choose the study sample. Data were gathered using self-administered questionnaires, and the Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) was used to assess khat chewing. Epidata version 4.6 was used to enter the data, while STATA version 14 was used to analyze them. To determine the factors related to khat chewing, bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted, and statistical significance was determined at a 95% confidence level with a P-value under 0.05.
UNASSIGNED: Out of 485 eligible participants, 455 responded to this survey, giving a response rate of 93.8%. Overall, 33.2% (95% CI: 29.2%-37.6%) of the sample\'s participants reported currently chewing khat. Age ranged from 20 to 25 years (AOR = 2.04; 95% CI: 1.19-3.48), male students (AOR = 7.03; 95% CI: 4.35-12.57), current alcohol user (AOR 6.48; 95% CI: 2.30-18.28), presence of chewer friends (AOR 3.86; 95% CI: 2.38-6.24), and depression (AOR 1.84, 95%CI: 1.02-3.30), were strongly associated with khat chewing at a p-value of < 0.05.
UNASSIGNED: Khat chewing was very common among students in Eastern Ethiopia\'s public secondary schools. Ages between 20 and 25 years, being a male, being current alcohol users, having chewer buddies, and depression are all significantly linked to khat use. Thus, schools should create and implement audience-specific behavioral change communication to deter and stop students from chewing khat. Additionally, it is important to ban the sale of khat to young adults and adolescents, promote medical care for khat users, and foster peer advocacy for support services.