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Maternal and Child Health Journal

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01.05.2008

Khat (Catha edulis) Chewing during Pregnancy in Yemen: Findings from a National Population Survey

verfasst von: Marwan Khawaja, Mohannad Al-Nsour, Ghada Saad

Erschienen in: Maternal and Child Health Journal | Ausgabe 3/2008

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Abstract

Aims

This study examines the prevalence of khat chewing among women during pregnancy and some of the risk factors for this habit in Yemen.

Methods

Survey data on 7,343 ever-married women from the Yemen Demographic and Maternal and Health Survey (YDMHS), conducted in 1997 are used. Women who had a live birth during the 5 years preceding the survey were asked if they chewed khat during each of their pregnancies (=1) or not (=0). Associations between chewing khat and socio-demographic risk factors were assessed using odds ratios from binary logistic regression models.

Results

About 40.7% of women surveyed reported chewing khat while pregnant during the 5 years before the survey. Old age, no education, rural residence, living in mountainous regions, and low wealth were significant risk factors for chewing khat.

Conclusions

Khat chewing during pregnancy is highly prevalent in Yemen. Socio-economically disadvantaged women were more likely to chew khat than other women.

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Titel: Khat (Catha edulis) Chewing during Pregnancy in Yemen: Findings from a National Population Survey
verfasst von: Marwan Khawaja
Mohannad Al-Nsour
Ghada Saad
Publikationsdatum: 01.05.2008
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Maternal and Child Health Journal / Ausgabe 3/2008
Print ISSN: 1092-7875
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-6628
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-007-0231-2

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Khat (Catha edulis) Chewing during Pregnancy in Yemen: Findings from a National Population Survey

Abstract

Aims

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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