Objectives Consumption of the drug khat is high across East Africa and the South-Western
Arabian Peninsula despite evidence for its adverse psychiatric effects. This systematic …

Introduction Cigarette smoking is a persistent public health problem as it is a risk factor for
many diseases. Previous studies on the role of illegal drug use in cigarette smoking have …

The relationship between academic performance and alcohol consumption among students
remains inconsistent. We assessed this relationship, controlling for sociodemographic …

Purpose Metabolic syndrome (MetS) has become a public health challenge in low-income
countries due to changing lifestyle and the food environment. However, studies on the …

Objectives First-year college students had exposure to unhealthy lifestyle behaviors that
correlate with a high prevalence of anxiety and depression. Regarding to the modifiable …

Objective Ethiopia, like other developing countries, is going through an epidemiological
transition, and high rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are having a significant …

Background Use of substances like alcohol, tobacco and khat during pregnancy can bring
miscarriage, prematurity, neurodevelopmental problems, sudden infant death syndrome and …

Background In the past few years, there has been an expanding global interest in the
problem of substance use. A variety of studies conducted within the past decade have …

The prevalence of anxiety and its associated factors in Ethiopians necessitates availability of
a valid questionnaire tool to screen for this disorder. Therefore, this study aimed to assess …

Aims This study aims to assess the dynamics of in-school adolescents' mental health
problems in Harari regional state, eastern Ethiopia for a year. Materials and methods Using …