Jer-Chia Tsai, Keh-Min Liu, Kun-Tai Lee, Jo-Chu Yen, Jeng-Hsien Yen, Ching-Kuan Liu, Chung-Sheng Lai
Evaluation of the effectiveness of postgraduate general medicine training by objective structured clinical examination---pilot study and reflection on the experiences of Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital
The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences
khat green leafy plant grown east africa throughout arabian peninsula chewed psychoactive amphetaminelike effects serving significant aspect culture economic livelihood global trade khat consumption pregnancy associated adverse effects including anemia premature rupture membranes low birth weight among others crosssectional explanatory sequential mixed methods study conducted haramaya district eastern ethiopia using questionnaire focus group discussions questionnaires assessed sociodemographic information pregnancy history diet including khat use data analyzed using spss v28 include descriptive statistics proportions odds ratios binary logistic regression chisquare analysis fgds expanded knowledge attitudes practices khat region including pregnant lactating women two different kebeles two independent reviewers conducted qualitative content analysis examine qualitative findings fgds transcripts focus groups entered nvivo 14 aid capturing salient themes total 444 pregnant women median age 25 years completed questionnaire twothirds women 669 reported currently consuming khat pregnant 727 reported daily consumption fgd analysis resulted discovery five themes economic livelihood maternal significance medicinal implications khat pesticide use social cultural applications study revealed alarming high prevalence khat consumption among pregnant women haramaya district highlighting pressing need longterm studies assess health consequences role khat economic staple energy source daily activities underscores challenges curbing use documented health risks associated chemicals used khat cultivation including cancer call interventions enhance safe agricultural practices households involved khat farming