Khat Consumption in Masalani Town, Northeastern Kenya

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 355-359

  Njuguna, John ^a   Olieva, Salim ^b   Muruka, Charles ^c   Owek, Collins ^d  

^a Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation   (Kenya)

^b Kenya Medical Training College Nairobi   (Kenya)

^c Environmental Health and Allied Services   (Kenya)

^d Mildmay International ^*  (Kenya)

Author keywords

health; Kenya; khat

Indexed keywords

CATHA EDULIS EXTRACT; SODIUM CARBONATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEER; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; KENYA; KHAT CONSUMPTION; MALE; MASTICATION; NEOPLASM; RESPONSIBILITY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL PROMISCUITY; SMOKING; STOMACH ULCER; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TEA; TOOTH DISEASE;

ADULT; CATHA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84885070146     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2013.825516     Document Type: Article

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