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Table 2 Lifetime and current magnitude of psychoactive substance use among Woldia University students by sex, 2015

From: Determinants of psychoactive substances use among Woldia University students in Northeastern Ethiopia

Psychoactive substance use

Sex

Total, n (%)

Male n (%)

Female n (%)

Ever used

 Yes

192 (42.3)

50 (24.9)

242 (36.9)

 No

262 (57.7)

151 (75.1)

413 (63.1)

Substance use in the last 12 months

 Yes

174 (38.3)

50 (24.9)

234 (35.7)

 No

280 (61.7)

151 (75.1)

421 (64.3)

Current users

 Yes

162 (35.7)

44 (21.9)

206 (31.5)

 No

292 (64.3)

157 (78.1)

449 (68.5)

Khat chewing

Ever chewed

 Yes

74 (16.3)

11 (5.5)

85 (13.0)

 No

380 (83.7)

190 (94.5)

570 (87.0)

Chewed in the last 12 months

 Yes

63 (13.9)

9 (4.5)

72 (11.0)

 No

391 (86.1)

192 (95.5)

583 (89.0)

Current chewers

 Yes

59 (13.0)

9 (4.5)

68 (10.4)

 No

395 (87.0)

192 (95.5)

587 (89.6)

Alcohol drinking

Ever drunk

 Yes

171 (37.7)

46 (22.9)

217 (33.1)

 No

283 (62.3)

155 (77.1)

438 (66.9)

Drunk in the last 12 months

 Yes

167 (36.8)

46 (22.9)

213 (32.5)

 No

287 (63.2)

155 (77.1)

442 (67.5)

Current drinkers

 Yes

143 (31.5)

40 (19.9)

183 (27.9)

 No

311 (68.5)

161 (80.1)

472 (72.1)

Cigarette smoking

 Ever smoke

 Yes

46 (10.1)

6 (3.0)

52 (7.9)

 No

408 (89.9)

195 (97.0)

603 (92.1)

Smoke in the last 12 months

 Yes

39 (8.6)

6 (3.0)

45 (6.9)

 No

415 (91.4)

195 (97.0)

610 (93.1)

Current smokers

 Yes

36 (7.9)

6 (3.0)

42 (6.4)

 No

417 (92.1)

195 (97.0)

612 (93.6)