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Table 3 Time of Starting Substance use among DBU students, June 2016

From: Substance use and associated factors among Debre Berhan University students, Central Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency (%)

Time to start substance use

Drinking Alcohol

Chewing Khat

Smoking Cigarette

Before preparatory school

59 (29.2)

21 (35)

14 (34.2)

During preparatory school

69 (34.2)

22 (36.7)

15 (36.6)

1st year university

28 (13.9)

7 (11.7)

6 (14.6)

2nd year university

23 (11.4)

5 (8.3)

4 (9.8)

3rd year and above university

23 (11.4)

5 (8.3)

2 (4.9)

Mean Age to start Substance

18.5

19.2

18.5