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Table 4 Respondent's lifetime and current use of khat and cigarette smoking by sex, June 2009

From: Substance use and its predictors among undergraduate medical students of Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia

 

Sex

  

Khat use and cigarette smoking habit

Male, n (%)

Female, n (%)

Total, n (%)

p-value

Ever chewed khat

    

   Yes

77 (18.1)

11 (5.6)

88 (14.1)

 

   No

349 (81.9)

185 (94.4)

534 (85.9)

< 0.001

Chewed khat within the last 12 months

    

   Yes

40 (9.4)

3 (1.5)

43 (6.9)

 

   No

386 (90.6)

193 (98.5)

579 (93.1)

< 0.001

Chewed khat within the last 30 days

    

   Yes

21 (4.9)

2 (1.0)

23 (3.7)

 

   No

405 (95.1)

194 (99.0)

599 (96.3)

0.016

Chewed khat within the last 7 days

    

   Yes

15 (3.5)

2 (1.0)

17 (2.7)

 

   No

411 (96.5)

194 (99.0)

605 (97.3)

0.075

Currently chewing khat

    

   Yes

12 (2.8)

2 (1.0)

14 (2.3)

 

   No

414 (97.2)

194 (99.0)

608 (97.7)

0.244

Ever smoked cigarette

    

   Yes

45 (10.6)

9 (4.6)

54 (8.7)

 

   No

381 (89.4)

187 (95.4)

568 (91.3)

0.014

Currently smoking cigarette

    

   Yes

10 (2.3)

1 (0.5)

11 (1.8)

 

   No

416 (97.7)

195 (99.5)

611 (98.2)

0.187

Total, n (%)

426 (68.5)

196 (31.5)

622

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