Research Article
Substance Use and Associated Factors among University Students in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Life time and current use of different substances by sex among students in Hramaya University, April 2013.
| | Substances | Sex | Total (%) | | Male (%) | Female (%) |
| | Any substance | | | | | Yes | 524 (67.4) | 114 (46.5) | 638 (62.4) | | No | 253 (32.6) | 131 (53.5) | 384 (37.6) | | Ever use of khat | | | | | Yes | 370 (47.6) | 49 (20.0) | 419 (41.0) | | No | 407 (52.4) | 196 (80.0) | 603 (59.0) | | Current use of khat | | | | | Yes | 223 (28.7) | 18 (7.3) | 241 (23.6) | | No | 554 (71.3) | 227 (92.7) | 781 (76.4) | | Ever use of alcohol | | | | | Yes | 418 (53.8) | 95 (38.8) | 513 (50.2) | | No | 359 (46.2) | 150 (41.2) | 509 (49.8) | | Current use of alcohol | | | | | Yes | 179 (23.1) | 25 (10.2) | 204 (20.0) | | No | 598 (76.9) | 220 (89.8) | 818 (80.0) | | Ever use of cigarette | | | | | Yes | 197 (25.4) | 28 (11.4) | 225 (22.0) | | No | 580 (74.6) | 217 (88.6) | 797 (88.0) | | Current use of cigarette | | | | | Yes | 101 (13.0) | 9 (3.8) | 110 (10.8) | | No | 676 (87.0) | 236 (96.2) | 912 (89.2) | | Ever use of illicit drugs | | | | | Yes | 160 (20.6) | 18 (7.3) | 178 (17.4) | | No | 617 (79.4) | 227 (92.7) | 844 (82.6) | | Current use of illicit drugs | | | | | Yes | 72 (9.3) | 4 (1.6) | 76 (7.4) | | No | 705 (90.7) | 241 (98.4) | 946 (92.6) |
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