Exploration of XXXX in Yemeni khat users by the Symptoms Checklist-90 (SCL-90).

@entity1 @entity308 @entity304 @entity913 @entity148 @entity10963
AIM: The present study was aimed at assessing associations between psychological symptoms and khat use in the Yemeni population. SETTING: The survey was performed in 2000/2001, in different zones including three urban and three rural areas. @entity1 : The survey was carried out in 800 Yemeni adults (15-76), both male and female, representing mainly urban populations of students, state employees and housewives. DESIGN: A cross-sectional survey was undertaken using face-to-face interviews and no preset selection criteria regarding profession, socio-economic status, age or gender. MEASUREMENT: The Symptoms Checklist-90 (SCL-90) was used containing 90 items, which cover nine scales of the following domains: somatization, @entity308 , @entity148 , @entity913 , hostility, interpersonal sensitivity, obsessive-compulsive, hostility, interpersonal sensitivity, @entity10963 and psychoticism. Details of khat use and socio-demographic data were also collected. FINDINGS: At least one life-time episode of khat use was reported in 81.6% of @entity1 and 43.3% of @entity1 . Male users tended to use more frequently. The incidence of @entity304 was not greater in khat users; in fact, there was a negative association between the incidence of phobic symptoms and khat use. CONCLUSIONS: Khat use is very common in the Yemeni population, particularly @entity1 , but it is not associated with @entity304 .
