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Table 4 Subgroup analysis of lifetime prevalence of alcohol, khat, and cigarettes smoking among students in Ethiopia

From: Prevalence of lifetime substances use among students in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Subgroup

Khat

Alcohol

Cigarette smoking

n

% (95% CI)

n

% (95% CI)

n

% (95% CI)

By region

 Somale

1

33.3 (29.6, 37.3)

 

-

-

-

 Tigrai

2

31.5 (29.0, 34.0)

2

50.2 (47.5, 52.9)

2

12.8 (11.1, 14.6)

 Oromia

5

28.1 (21.0, 35.8)

2

46.6 (44.3, 49.0)

1

22.0 (19.5, 24.7)

 Harari

1

24.8 (22.8, 26.9)

1

21.6 (19.7, 23.6)

1

14.0 (12.4, 15.7)

 Amhara

10

22.6 (18.6, 26.8)

5

49.8 (36.8, 62.8)

6

13.3 (9.1, 18.1)

 SNNP

2

22.0 (20.1, 23.9)

2

56.4 (54.1, 58.6)

1

14.8 (12.9, 16.9)

 Addis Ababa

1

14.1 (11.5, 17.1)

2

42.5 (40.8, 44.2)

1

8.7 (6.6, 11.2)

 Other

-

-

-

-

1

17.6 (11.2, 24.1)

Sample size

 < 500

4

17.3 (12.5, 22.7)

2

61.2 (57.7, 64.7)

2

12.7 (10.4, 15.1)

 500–1000

13

25.8 (21.7, 30.1)

8

44.0 (34.7, 53.6)

6

12.5 (8.5, 17.2)

 > 1000

5

27.6 (22.3, 33.2)

4

43.8 (28.0, 60.3)

5

18.2 (12.6, 24.5)

Female proportion (%)

 10–20

3

24.9 (20.8, 29.3)

1

48.6 (44.5, 52.8)

1

13.1 (11.2, 15.3)

 20–30

5

28.2 (22.2, 34.6)

2

55.6 (53.5, 57.6)

2

17.9 (16.4, 19.5)

 30–40

7

23.6 (16.9, 31.0)

5

47.6 (32.6, 62.9)

4

12.9 (7.8, 19.2)

 40–50

7

23.1 (17.9, 28.8)

6

42.2 (30.5, 54.3)

5

12.7 (8.8, 17.3)

 > 50

-

-

-

-

1

28.6 (26.5, 30.9)

Education level

 Secondary school

4

22.5 (15.2, 30.7)

3

41.4 (22.1, 62.1)

3

21.5 (12.6, 32.1)

 University/college

18

25.1 (21.9, 28.5)

11

47.8 (39.9, 55.7)

10

12.9 (10.1, 16.0)

Mean age (year)

 < 20

5

20.5 (13.8, 28.2)

4

46.0 (28.6, 63.9)

4

17.7 (9.8, 27.3)

 20+

17

25.9 (22.6, 29.3)

10

46.6 (38.3, 55.0)

9

14.7 (11.3, 18.5)

Year of publication

 2000–2010

1

26.7 (24.1, 29.4)

-

-

1

13.1 (11.2, 15.3)

 2011–2014

13

26.2 (22.3, 30.4)

10

44.9 (35.7, 54.3)

10

15.7 (11.4, 20.5)

 2015–2017

8

21.9 (17.6, 26.5)

4

50.1 (37.9, 62.4)

2

12.3 (10.8, 13.8)

Study year

 2000–2010

3

21.7 (15.4, 28.7)

3

32.4 (17.5, 49.3)

3

12.0 (9.2, 15.0)

 2011–2014

14

26.3 (22.6, 30.3)

10

52.1 (44.6, 59.6)

9

16.6 (12.1, 21.7)

 2015–2017

5

21.9 (15.5, 29.0)

1

33.1 (29.5, 36.9)

1

7.9 (6.0, 10.3)