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Table 1 Weighted prevalence of substance use among high school students in Ethiopia (March 2020)

From: Prevalence and risk factors for tobacco, khat, and alcohol consumption among high school students in Ethiopia

Variables

Categories

Frequency (%)

[95% CI*]

Ever use of cigarette (n = 3,347)

Overall

157 (4.7)

[3.3–6.7]

Addis Ababa

34 (7.4)

[5.8–9.5]

Adama

24 (4.1)

[2.2–7.6]

Bahir Dar

22 (2.5)

[1.4–4.5]

Hawassa

64 (11.4)

[7.7–16.5]

Mekelle

13 (1.5)

[0.8–2.8]

Current use of cigarette (n = 3,347)

Overall

81(2.4)

[1.7–3.5]

Addis Ababa

16 (3.5)

[2.2–5.6]

Adama

13 (2.2)

[1.0–5.0]

Bahir Dar

11(1.3)

[0.5-3.0]

Hawassa

34 (6.1)

[4.2–8.7]

Mekelle

7 (0.9)

[0.4–1.7]

Ever drink alcohol products (n = 3,347)

Overall

1342 (40.1)

[32.3–48.5]

Addis Ababa

162 (35.4)

[30.4–40.7]

Adama

145 (24.7)

[17.8–33.2]

Bahir Dar

607 (69.4)

[57.5–79.2]

Hawassa

125 (22.3)

[15.1–31.7]

Mekelle

303 (34.9)

[24.9–46.6]

Regularly drink alcohol (n = 1,347)

Overall

559 (41.5)

[34.6–48.7]

Addis Ababa

51 (31.5.0)

[18.7–47.9]

Adama

37 (25.2)

[16.7–36.1]

Bahir Dar

248 (40.7)

[29.8–52.8]

Hawassa

81 (64.8)

[50.2–77.1]

Mekelle

142 (46.6)

[32.1–61.6]

Ever use of khat (n = 3,347)

Overall

290 (8.7)

[6.6–11.3]

Addis Ababa

60 (13.1)

[10.5–16.2]

Adama

68 (11.6)

[9.8–13.7]

Bahir Dar

79 (9.0)

[6.1–13.1]

Hawassa

75 (13.4)

[7.9–21.8]

Mekelle

8 (0.9)

[0.3–2.4]

Regular use of khat (n = 286)

Overall

137 (47.9)

[42.1–53.7]

Addis Ababa

21 (35.6)

[13.2–66.7]

Adama

32 (47.1)

[37.2–57.1]

Bahir Dar

30 (38.5)

[29.1–48.8]

Hawassa

51(68.0)

[50.3–81.7]

Mekelle

3 (50.0)

[8.4–91.6]

Ever use of smokeless tobacco (n = 3,346)

Overall

106 (3.2)

[2.0–5.0]

Addis Ababa

17 (3.7)

[2.1–6.5]

Adama

18 (3.1)

[1.9–4.9]

Bahir Dar

10 (1.1)

[0.4–3.6]

Hawassa

37 (6.6)

[4.3–10.1]

Mekelle

24 (2.8)

[1.3–5.9]

Ever use of marijuana (n = 3,244)

Overall

76 (2.3)

[1.6–3.1]

Addis Ababa

26 (5.8)

[4.5–7.1]

Adama

12 (2.0)

[1.5–2.8]

Bahir Dar

18 (2.1)

[1.4-3.0]

Hawassa

18 (3.3)

[1.7–6.1]

Mekelle

2 (0.24)

[0.0-1.6]

  1. *Confidence Interval