Assessement of Prevalence of Bars Khat and Shisha Houses and Substance Use Practices by School-Age Adolescents Around High Schools in Gullele Sub City Government
| dc.contributor.advisor | Wube, Tilaye ( PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tesfaye, Mesfin | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-12-15T07:47:56Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-09T04:21:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-12-15T07:47:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-09T04:21:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-12-13 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study assessed the prevalence of school-age adolescents substance use (alcohol, khat and shisha) within vicinities of three high schools in Gullele sub-city. The study was an effort to assess availability and accessibility of addictive substances and the extent of adolescents of school-age use of such substances. Data were through counting, direct observations, random sampling and conducting interview. A total of 210 bars, khat shops and shisha houses were identified around the studied high schools. Of these, 114 were bars, 72 khat shops and 24 were shisha houses. On the other hand, 772 (589 males and 183 females) alcohol users, 416 (319 males and 97 females) khat users and 117 (85 males and 32 females) shisha users of school-age adolescents were recorded. Most substance users were identified around Dilber High school followed by Miraf High school and Kechene Debereselam High school. The number of houses, and substance user school-age adolescents increased as the distance from the school increases. As far as sex is concerned, females were less involved in substance use than males. In the categories of time of the day, substance use practice by school-age adolescents was highest during the late afternoon and lowest during the morning. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/29315 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Adolescent | en_US |
| dc.subject | Alcohol | en_US |
| dc.subject | High Schools | en_US |
| dc.subject | Khat | en_US |
| dc.subject | Shisha | en_US |
| dc.subject | Substance Use | en_US |
| dc.title | Assessement of Prevalence of Bars Khat and Shisha Houses and Substance Use Practices by School-Age Adolescents Around High Schools in Gullele Sub City Government | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |