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Project Details

 

Prevalence of Khat Use Among SLAM Patients Originating From (Or With Family From) Countries with High Prevalence Usage.

Lead Applicant Name :
Elizabeth Frayn
Project Type :
Research
Approval Date :
01-Jan-2009
References :
Khat use Among Somali Mental Health Service Users in South London. <br/>Tulloch, A., Frayn, E., Craig, T. K. J. & Nicholson, T. Oct 2012 In: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 47, 10, p. 1649-1656.<br/>(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22249804)
Lay Summary :
The study investigates how common khat use is among service users who come from, or whose families com from, countries with high prevalence usage (Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Yemen, Djibouti) as well as to compare characteristics of khat users vs non-users.