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Effect of Chronic Khat Chewing on Intima-Media Thickness of Common Carotid Arteries in Yemeni volunteers

Yemeni Journal for Medical Sciences, 2021
Objective: To assess the changes occurring in both common carotid arteries (CCAs) intima-media thickness (IMT) in Yemeni chronic khat chewers using B-mode ultrasonography.
Ameen M. Amer, Elsafi A. Abdalla, Amna A. M. Mokhtar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

HIV related risk behaviours among taxi drivers and their assistants in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: descriptive cross-sectional survey [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Risk taking behaviours in relation to HIV among the mobile population is a growing public health concern in many developing countries, including Ethiopia.
Habtamu Tamene, Yihunie Lakew
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Regional perspectives: Substance use related problems in Ethiopia

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Ethiopia, with a population exceeding 130 million, presents a complex landscape for understanding substance use disorders. The country's diverse cultural heritage, varying regional practices, and evolving socioeconomic conditions create unique factors of substance use that differ markedly from global trends.
Tesfa M. Yimer, Wubalem Fekadu, Janni Leung, Awoke Mihretu, Solomon Teferra   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of Khat and alcohol use with HIV infection and age at first sexual initiation among youths visiting HIV testing and counseling centers in Gamo-Gofa Zone, South West Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: HIV/AIDS is the major problem and an obstacle to both the health and development of people in Ethiopia today. It is also indicated that the use of substances have dramatically increased despite the serious concern about HIV infection. METHODS:
Gistane Ayele Asale, Marelign Tilahun Malaju   +1 more
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On 3‐MMC: A Cathinone I Have Come to Know and Love

Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article attempts to complicate the mythology of a compound in a state of becoming. I will trace lightly its origins as a cultural disruptor and how I am implicated in this imperative. Introducing you to 3‐MMC will require multiple modes of storytelling and taking of liberties, drawing on literature reviews, practice‐based research, prose,
Carmen Ostrander
wiley   +1 more source

Khat use as risk factor for psychotic disorders: A cross-sectional and case-control study in Somalia [PDF]

, 2005
The study aims to explore the prevalence of psychotic disorders among the general population and the association between khat use and psychotic symptoms.Daraasaadkani wuxuu baarayaa guud ahaan, xiriirka ka dhexeeya, astaamaha waallida ama buufiska ...
Michael Odenwald, Frank Neuner, Maggie Schauer, Thomas Elbert, Claudia Catani, Birke Lingenfelder, Harald Hinkel, Heinz Häfner, Brigitte Rockstroh, H Halbach, TT Gegax, UNODC, P Kalix, AS Elmi, JG Kennedy, K Szendrei, P Kalix, P Nencini, JL Zelger, WL Woolverton, DS Bell, JD Griffith, TE Robinson, B Angrist, DS Janowsky, C Pantelis, G Yousef, AD Jager, A Alem, M Dhadphale, K Bhui, P Griffiths, R Poole, P Phillips, M Sato, KT Mueser, World Health Organization, SR Kay, SR Kay, A Jablensky, M Hambrecht, UNICEF, Lipska BK, M Farrell, B Buhler, K Yui, B Saraceno   +46 more
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Fugitive Junctures: Life‐Seeking, Route‐Finding and the Mobile Ensemble at Kenya's Borders

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 51, Issue 2, June 2026.
Short Abstract Fugitivity has become an important conceptual frame to understand the illegalised mobilities of contemporary migrants in conjunction with enslaved people's historical lines of flight as spatial praxes to seize their own freedom. Thinking from Kenya, and drawing on research with migrants, border officials, activists, police and smugglers,
Hanno Brankamp
wiley   +1 more source

Khat use and psychotic symptoms in a rural Khat growing population in Kenya: a household survey

BMC Psychiatry, 2019
Background Khat is an amphetamine like psychostimulant chewed by over 10 million people globally. Khat use is thought to increase the risk of psychosis among its chewers.
Linnet Ongeri, Fredrick Kirui, Erastus Muniu, Veronica Manduku, Leah Kirumbi, Lukoye Atwoli, Safari Agure, Peter Wanzala, Lydia Kaduka, Mercy Karimi, Richard Mutisya, Elizabeth Echoka, Joseph Mutai, David Mathu, Charles Mbakaya   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Poor Glycemic Control in East Africa: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Public Health Implications in Diabetes Management

Endocrinology, Diabetes &Metabolism, Volume 9, Issue 3, May 2026.
In East Africa, poor glycaemic control is common (about 60%–85%), usually defined by HbA1c ≥ 7% (or > 7.5%) and sometimes fasting glucose. Older age, longer duration, comorbidities and barriers to adherence and access drive the burden—supporting tiered, access‐focused interventions.
Fanny Eseohe Onohuean, Mary Onohuean, Haron Olot, Hope Onohuean   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Self‐Care Practice in the Management of Hypertension Among Adults in Africa: Findings From a Scoping Review

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Effective self‐care for hypertension spans medication adherence and lifestyle practices (dietary salt reduction, physical activity, weight control, smoking/alcohol moderation). This scoping review summarizes self‐care strategies employed by adults with hypertension in Africa and identifies factors influencing their self ...
Abiola Adeosun, Hafiz T. A. Khan, Muili Lawal   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source