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A systematic review on risk factors for khat chewing among adolescents in the African continent and Arabian Peninsula
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss 2, p e0263372 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science, 2022.
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Abstract
- Introduction Khat is a flowering plant with stimulant effect on the nervous system and produce psychological dependence. Despite its harmful effects, the ingestion of khat has been part of cultural norms and the legality of khat varies by region. Objective This systematic review aimed at critically evaluating the available evidence on the risk factors of khat chewing among adolescents. Methods A systematic review was conducted on published research studies from five databases Scopus, PubMed, Science-direct, Ovid and google scholar using keywords khat chewing OR qat chewing AND associated factors OR risk factors OR contributing factors AND adolescents OR teenagers. Articles included were either cross-sectional, cohort, case-control or qualitative studies which were published between the year 1990 till present. Excluded articles were the non-English written articles, descriptive studies and irrelevant topics being studied. Results Out of 2617 records identified and screened, six were included for the analysis and interpretation of the data. All included studies were cross-sectional study design. All six studies reported having family members who chewed khat significantly predict khat chewing among adolescents, followed by five articles for friends or peers who also chewed khat and four articles for male gender. Smoking was also found to have the highest odds (OR = 18.2; 95% CI: 12.95–25.72) for khat chewing among adolescents. Conclusion The review highlights the crucial role of family members, friends or peers and male gender to predict khat chewing among adolescents. Effectiveness of health promotion programs to educate and reduce khat chewing among adolescents will require active participation of family members and friends.
- Subjects :
- Male
Epidemiology
Culture
Social Sciences
Friends
Adolescents
Families
Habits
Database and Informatics Methods
Sociology
Risk Factors
Smoking Habits
Medicine and Health Sciences
Psychology
Database Searching
Human Families
Children
Flowering Plants
Multidisciplinary
Schools
Cancer Risk Factors
digestive, oral, and skin physiology
Eukaryota
Plants
Oncology
Medicine
Female
Research Article
Adolescent
Substance-Related Disorders
Science
Catha
Khat
Research and Analysis Methods
Education
Humans
Students
Behavior
Organisms
Biology and Life Sciences
Cross-Sectional Studies
Age Groups
Medical Risk Factors
People and Places
Africa
Mastication
Population Groupings
Central Nervous System Stimulants
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e874dcda034d74ed23be3c376220d431