Substance Abuse Among Mizan Aman Town Working Age People, SW Ethiopia

To design effective solution for the problem substance abuse, it is essential to understand its predictors and assess its prevalence, even though the prevalence is thought to be increasing; only little is known in any Ethiopian setting. The study revealed 47.6 % life time prevalence and 40.6 % current prevalence of substance use specifically 31.1 % Khat Chewers, 14.1 % Alcohol drinkers and 6.7 % cigarette smokers. Using logistic regression, male gender (p