Khat chewing and cirrhosis in Somaliland: Case series | Zendy

Hawa D. Mahamoud | Zendy; Sabah Mohammed Muse | Zendy; Lewis R. Roberts | Zendy; Philip R. Fischer | Zendy; Michael Torbenson | Zendy; Tim Fader | Zendy

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Khat chewing and cirrhosis in Somaliland: Case series

Author(s) -

Hawa D. Mahamoud,

Sabah Mohammed Muse,

Lewis R. Roberts,

Philip R. Fischer,

Michael Torbenson,

Tim Fader

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

african journal of primary health care and family medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 2071-2936

pISSN - 2071-2928

DOI - 10.4102/phcfm.v8i1.1124

Subject(s) - khat , medicine , somali , cirrhosis , etiology , traditional medicine , psychiatry , linguistics , philosophy

Khat chewing is common especially among men in East Africa and Yemen. It is generally viewed by the populace as a benign social custom. Several studies of ethnic Somali immigrants to Western countries suggest an association between khat chewing and hepatotoxicity, but the risk of hepatotoxicity related to khat chewing within African settings is not documented.

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