Table 3 Characteristics of patients from Dil Chora (Dire Dawa) and Hiwot Fana (Harar) Hospital HIV clinics, comparing those who did and did not use khat in the previous year, and comparing heavy khat users (≥180 h in a typical month) to all other participants: univariate analysis
% Who used khat | % who used khat | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
In past year (%) | p value | ≥ 180 h/month (%) | p value | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 75 | <0.001 | 28 | 0.015 |
Female | 56 | 16 | ||
Age (years) | ||||
≤25 | 62 | 0.519 | 19 | 0.556 |
26–35 | 63 | 20 | ||
>35 | 69 | 25 | ||
Marital | ||||
Single | 70 | 0.051 | 27 | 0.005 |
Married | 56 | 11 | ||
Other | 70 | 27 | ||
Occupation | ||||
Day labor | 73 | 0.054 | 25 | 0.491 |
Unemployed | 60 | 23 | ||
Other | 60 | 19 | ||
Education | ||||
No school | 59 | 0.197 | 27 | 0.281 |
Some primary school | 71 | 18 | ||
Above primary school | 63 | 21 | ||
Religion | ||||
Orthodox Christian | 63 | <0.001 | 17 | 0.010 |
Muslim | 76 | 31 | ||
Protestant/Other | 26 | 9 | ||
BMI (kg/m 2 ) | ||||
≤18.5 | 71 | 0.066 | 29 | 0.011 |
>18.5 | 61 | 17 | ||
WHO stage | ||||
1–2 | 67 | 0.226 | 19 | 0.142 |
3–4 | 60 | 26 | ||
Health (self-rated) | ||||
Poor/very poor | 71 | 0.039 | 26 | 0.030 |
Good/fair | 60 | 16 | ||
Food insecurity (last 3 months) | ||||
Yes | 72 | 0.123 | 23 | 0.728 |
No | 62 | 21 | ||