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Table 1 Characteristics of included studies

From: Epidemiology of khat (Catha edulis) consumption among university students: a meta-analysis

Author(year) (reference number)

Sample size

Response rate

Country

Type of use

Outcome (magnitude current and lifetime khat use)

Dida N. et.al (2014) [33]

603

97.9

Ethiopia

Current use

Overall 16.92%(n/N = 102/603)

Tesfaye G,et al. (2013) [34]

1022

98.3%

Ethiopia

Current use

Overall 23.6%(n/N = 241/1022)

Men 28.7%(n/N = 223/777)

Women 7.3% n/N = 18/245)

Lifetime

Overall 41%(n/N = 419/1022)

Men 47.6%(n/N = 370/777)

Women 20% (n/N = 49/245)

Hagos EG, et. Al (2013) [35]

271

100%

Ethiopia

Ever use

Overall 9.2%(n/N = 25/271)

Current use

Overall 4%(n/N = 11/271)

Mekonnen T. et.al (2017) [36]

725

97.05%

Ethiopia

Current use

Overall 10.20% (n/N = 74/725)

Men 11.83%(n/N = 57/482)

Women 7%(n/N = 17/243)

Tadesse M. et.al (2014) [37]

611

98%

Ethiopia

Life time use

Overall 41.08% (n/N = 251/611)

Men 44.9 (n/N = 195/434)

Women 31.6% (n/N = 56/177)

Eshetu E.et al. (2006) [38]

564

89%

Ethiopia

Current use

Overall 14.36% (n/N = 81/564)

Men 17.9(n/N = 77/431)

Women 3%(n/N = 4/133)

lifetime use

Overall 31.91% (n/N = 180/564)

Men 37.2(n/N = 160/431)

Women 14.9%(n/N = 20/133)

Shiferaw D.et al. (2017) [39]

600

92.6%

Ethiopia

Life time use

Overall 33.3%(n/N = 200/600)

Kassa A. et al. (2016) [40]

586

94.5%

Ethiopia

Current use

Overall 16.3%(n/N = 98/586)

Men 18.58%(n/N = 89/479)

Women 8.41%(n/N = 9/107)

Life time use

Overall 24.1%(n/N = 141/586)

Men 26.93%(n/N = 129/479)

Women 11.21%(n/N = 12/107)

Gebreslassie M. et.al (2013) [41]

756

98.7%

Ethiopia

Current use

Overall 27.9%(n/N = 211/756)

Men 35.6%(n/N = 158/444)

Women 17%(n/N = 53/312)

Lifetime use

Overall 28.7%(n/N = 217/756)

Men 36.5%(n/N = 162/444)

Women 17.6%(n/N = 55/312)

Deressa W. et.al (2010) [42]

622

78%

Ethiopia

Lifetime use

Overall 14.1%(n/N = 88/622)

Men 17.1%(n/N = 77/426)

Women 5.6%(n/N = 11/196)

Current use

Overall 3.7%(n/N = 23/622)

Men 4.9(n/N = 21/426)

Women 1%(n/N = 2/196)

Dessie Y. et.al (2013) [43]

430

97.3%

Ethiopia

Lifetime use

Overall 40%(n/N = 172/430)

Adere A. et.al (2017) [44]

655

89.7%

Ethiopia

Lifetime use

Overall 13%(n/N = 85/655)

Men 16.3%(n/N = 74/454)

Women 5.5%(n/N = 11/201)

Current use

Overall 10.4(n/N = 68/655)

Men 13%(n/N = 59/454)

Women 4.5%(n/N = 9/201)

Mulugeta Y. et.al (2015) [45]

745

98.8%

Ethiopia

Lifetime use

Overall 19.6%(n/N = 146/745)

Men 27.54%(n/N = 92/334)

Women 13.14%(n/N = 54/411)

Current use

Overall 12.73%(n/N = 96/754)

Men 18.56%(n/N = 62/334)

Women 8.27%(n/N = 34/411)

Kebede Y. (2002) [46]

1103

87.7%

Ethiopia

Current use

Overall 17.5%(n/N = 193/1103)

Lifetime use

Overall 26.7%(n/N = 294/1103)

Reda AA et.al (2012) [25]

1721

91,1%

Ethiopia

Lifetime use

Overall 24.2%(n/N = 427/1721)

Abdeta et al. (2017) [47]

619

95.1%

Ethiopia

Current use

Overall 23.9%(n/N = 148/619)

Men 26.0%(n/N = 125/464)

Women 14.8%(n/N = 23/155)

Lifetime use

Overall 26.3%(n/N = 163/619)

Astatkie et al. (2015) [48]

1255

97.3

Ethiopia

Current use

Overall 11.1%(n/N = 139/1255)

Lifetime use

Overall 22.8%(n/N = 286/1255)

Gebrehanna et al. (2014) [49]

3001

77.5%

Ethiopia

Current use

Overall 12.7%(n/N = 380/3001)

Men 14.9%(n/N = 348/2328)

Women 4.8%(n/N = 32/673)

Lifetime use

Overall 24%(n/N = 720/3001)

Men 27.3%(n/N = 636/2328)

Women 12.5%(n/N = 84/673)

Alsanosy et al. (2013) [51]

3764

91.80

Saudi Arabia

Current

Overall 23.1%(n/N = 868/3764)

Men 38.5%(n/N = 834/2165)

Women 2.1%(n/N = 34/1599)

Lifetime

Overall 24.8%(n/N = 935/3764)

Men 40.5%(n/N = 876/2165)

Women 3.7%(n/N = 59/1599)

Quadri et al. (2015) [55]

476

95%

Saudi Arabia

Lifetime

Overall 51.89%(n/N = 247/476)

Ageely (2009) [27]

2466

–

Saudi Arabia

Current use

Overall 15.2%(n/N = 375/2466)

Kubas Ma et.al. 2015 [53]

460

–

Yemen

Current use

13.04% (n/N = 60/460)

Alkhadernl et.al (2009) [54]

100

–

Yemen

Lifetime use

54%(n/N = 54/100)

Dhaifullahet.al (2013) [55]

360

–

Yemen

Lifetime use

33.9%(n/N = 122/360)

Dachew BA.et al. (2014) [50]

836

95.8%

Ethiopia

Current use

Overall 13.6%(n/N = 114/836)

Men 14.7%(n/N = 79/538)

Women 11.7%(n/N = 35/298)

Lifetime use

Overall 17.9%(n/N = 150/836)