Khat (Catha edulis) chewing during pregnancy in Yemen: Findings from a national population survey

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 308-312

  Khawaja, Marwan ^a   Al Nsour, Mohannad ^a   Saad, Ghada ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Addiction; Catha edulis; Khat chewing; Maternal health; Pregnancy; Yemen

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHA EDULIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KHAT CHEWING; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL WELFARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; YEMEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATHA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MASTICATION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YEMEN;

EID: 42049103240     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-007-0231-2     Document Type: Article

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