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Khat Use Patterns, Associated Features, and Psychological Problems in a Khat-Treatment-Seeking Student Sample of Jimma University, Southwestern Ethiopia [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Background: Khat (Catha edulis) is a traditionally used substance in African and Arab countries that contains the amphetamine-like alkaloid cathinone. Khat use among Ethiopian students is a growing concern.
Mekdem Tesfamichael Hassen, Matiwos Soboka, Marina Widmann, Marina Widmann, Lucas Keller, Anja C. Zeller, Anja C. Zeller, Natascha Büchele, Eva Barnewitz, Eva Barnewitz, Yimenu Yitayih, Sabine Schiller, Jael Senger, Kristina Adorjan, Kristina Adorjan, Kristina Adorjan, Michael Odenwald, Michael Odenwald   +17 more
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Problematic khat use as a possible risk factor for harmful use of other psychoactive substances: a mixed method study in Ethiopia [PDF]

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2017
Background Substance use disorders along with neuropsychiatric disorders contributed about 14% of the global burden of disease. Harmful alcohol use, is a known contributor for many harms (accidents, suicide, violence, and complication of other ...
Awoke Mihretu, Solomon Teferra, Abebaw Fekadu   +2 more
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Exploring the concept of problematic khat use in the Gurage community, South Central Ethiopia: a qualitative study [PDF]

BMJ Open, 2020
Objective This study aimed to explore how problematic khat use is characterised in the Gurage community in South Central Ethiopia.Design Qualitative study.Setting Gurage community in South Central Ethiopia.Participants We conducted indepth interviews ...
Sam Norton, Clement Nhunzvi, Solomon Teferra, Abebaw Fekadu, Awoke Mihretu, Kassahun Habtamu   +5 more
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Khat use and associated factors during pregnancy in eastern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study [PDF]

Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2022
IntroductionWomen of reproductive age are increasingly using khat. The use of khat is associated with prelabor rupture of membranes, anemia among pregnant women, and other problems related to motherhood and infanthood.
Tadesse Misgana, Dejene Tesfaye, Daniel Alemu, Berhe Gebremichael, Dawit Tamiru, Mandaras Tariku, Adisu Birhanu Weldesenbet, Merga Dheresa   +7 more
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Prevalence and risk factors for khat use among youth students in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis, 2018 [PDF]

Annals of General Psychiatry, 2020
Background Khat use is a widely spreading public health problem affecting the most economically productive population areas in Ethiopia. Khat use among students has been linked with mental, physical, social, and psychological problems.
Wondale Getinet Alemu, Tadele Amare Zeleke, Wubet Worku Takele, Shegaye Shumet Mekonnen   +3 more
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Magnitude and predictors of khat use among patients with tuberculosis in Southwest Ethiopia: A longitudinal study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2020
IntroductionTuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in low and middle-income countries. Substance use negatively affects TB treatment outcomes.
Matiwos Soboka, Omega Tolessa, Markos Tesfaye, Kristina Adorjan, Wolfgang Krahl, Elias Tesfaye, Yimenu Yitayih, Ralf Strobl, Eva Grill   +8 more
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Magnitude of Khat use and associated factors among women attending antenatal care in Gedeo zone health centers, southern Ethiopia: a facility based cross sectional study [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Khat (Catha edulis) is a fresh green leave commonly chewed for recreational purpose and its euphoric effect as a result of dopamine activities stimulation effect of Khat.
Birhanie Mekuriaw, Zelalem Belayneh, Yimenu Yitayih   +2 more
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Reducing Khat use among Somalis living in Kenya: a controlled pilot study on the modified ASSIST-linked brief intervention delivered in the community [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background During recent decades, the consumption of the stimulant khat (catha edulis) has profoundly changed in countries around the Horn of Africa, and excessive use patterns have emerged—especially evident among displaced Somalis.
Marina Widmann, Bernice Apondi, Abednego Musau, Abdulkadir Hussein Warsame, Maimuna Isse, Victoria Mutiso, Clemens Veltrup, Inga Schalinski, David Ndetei, Michael Odenwald   +9 more
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Association between maternal khat use and other determinants and low birth weight in Halaba Zone, South Ethiopia: an unmatched case–control study [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics
IntroductionEarly newborn mortality, morbidity, and long-term health outcomes are significantly predicted by birth weight. Many babies are born underweight in Ethiopia, but few case–control studies have previously examined the risk variables associated ...
Biruk Wogayehu, Biruk Wogayehu, Tsegaye Demissie, Eskinder Wolka, Mekuriaw Alemayehu   +4 more
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From traditional to transactional: exploration of khat use in Ethiopia through an interpretative phenomenological analysis [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Khat, a naturally growing stimulant, has seen a significant increase in both consumption and cultivation in eastern Ethiopia. This reliance on khat in the region comes despite its known physiological complications, with users unable to restrict khat use ...
Elizabeth A. Wood, Stuart J. Case, Sarah L. Collins, Heather Stark, Tara Wilfong   +4 more
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