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PLoS ONEBackgroundChewing fresh leaves of Catha edulis (khat) is a popular pastime activity among Ethiopians where 12% women chew it. Reports show that khat use has been associated with poor nutritional status.
Nebyu Daniel Amaha +2 more
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Yemeni Immigrants in Western New York [PDF]
, 2015 The country of Yemen came into being in May of 1990 when North Yemen merged with South Yemen. Sanaa, the former capital of the North, became the political capital, and Aden, the former capital of the South, became the economic center. Because of the less-
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KHAT CHEWING PRACTICE ITS PERCEIVED HEALTH EFFECT AND ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS WITH KHAT CHEWING AMONG COMMUNITIES OF CHIRO TOWN. [PDF]
International Journal of Advanced Research, 2018 Khat is found in the evergreen tree or large shrub consists of whole rash leaves and buds of a plant known as Catha edulis. It is an indigenous tree to Ethiopia, Kenya, and more than 20 different compounds are fund in khat. Khat chewing practice renders certain influence on physical and psychological well being of the community and it can cause more ...
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Introduction: Beyond public reason Introduction : Par‐delà la raison publique
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 965-983, December 2025.This introduction situates the special issue within longstanding debates on liberal public reason, tracing its Enlightenment roots through Habermas and Rawls to contemporary political dilemmas. It highlights how anthropology has revealed the exclusions embedded in public reason's universalist claims, particularly for those marginalized by culture, race,
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Chewing over Khat prohibition [PDF]
, 2012 In the context of a fast changing and well documented market in legal highs, the case of khat (Catha edulis) provides an interesting anomaly. It is first of all a plant-based substance that undergoes minimal transformation or processing in the journey from farm to market.
Klein, Axel +2 more
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Health Science Reports, Volume 8, Issue 11, November 2025.ABSTRACT Background Multidrug‐resistant tuberculosis (MDR‐TB) presents a significant public health challenge, particularly in resource‐limited settings like Ethiopia. Identifying factors associated with MDR‐TB is essential for designing effective control strategies.
Sileshi Meseret Goshiye +3 more
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Biochemical and Mutagenic Effects of 'Khat' (Catha Edulis) in Rats. [PDF]
, 2007 Khat leaves were originally used as a stimulant and a remedy against diseases and khat chewing became a widespread habit that has a deeprooted sociocultural tradition in Africa and the Middle East.
Al-Zubairi, Adel Sharaf
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The relationship between sexual violence and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among women using voluntary counseling and testing services in South Wollo Zone, Ethiopia [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Gender based violence affects the health and wellbeing of women across the world on an epidemic scale. While women remain more vulnerable to both sexual violence and risk of HIV infection, they are less able to access health and other welfare
Fatuma Hassen, Ngussie Deyassa
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Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 2021 Riyaz Ahmad Rather,1 Solomon Berhanu,1 Lemma Abaynah,1 Mohammed Sultan2 1Department of Biotechnology, College of Natural and Computational Science, Wachemo University, Hossana, Ethiopia; 2Department of Statistics, College of Natural and Computational ...
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RECENT ADVANCES IN KHAT RESEARCH [PDF]
, 2017 Khat leaves are widely used as a stimulant in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula and the effect of the material was formerly believed to be due to its content of norpseudoephed-rine. Recently, however, a new alkaloid, cathinone, has been discovered in
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