Table 4 Pattern of ever substance use among substance users, COHMS, HU, Harar, Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 114)
Substance-using pattern | Chat | Cigarette | Alcohol | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F | % | F | % | F | % | ||
Frequency of substance use | Once a day | 51 | 47.6 | 26 | 57.8 | 3 | 68 |
Twice a day | 34 | 31.8 | 11 | 56.7 | 1 | 2.3 | |
Once a week | 1 | 2.3 | |||||
Twice a week | 1 | 2.3 | |||||
3–4 times per week | 9 | 20.5 | |||||
Some times | 22 | 20.6 | 8 | 17.8 | 29 | 66 | |
Total | 107 | 100 | 45 | 100 | 44 | 100 | |
Duration of substance use | < 1 year | 7 | 6.5 | 2 | 4.4 | ||
1–2 year | 15 | 14.0 | 12 | 27.1 | 10 | 15.6 | |
2–4 year | 38 | 35.5 | 16 | 33.3 | 7 | 6.3 | |
> 4 year | 47 | 44 | 15 | 35.4 | 25 | 78.1 | |
Total | 107 | 100 | 45 | 100 | 44 | 100 | |
Amount of substance use per day (in birr) | 5–15 | 62 | 58 | 45 | 100 | 10 | 22.3 |
15–25 | 36 | 33.6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 54.5 | |
25–35 | 9 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.8 | |
35–45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | |
Total | 107 | 100 | 45 | 100 | 44 | 100 | |