Caffeine consumption, khat chewing, and associated factors among pregnant mothers in Illu Aba Bor Zone, South West Ethiopia

Substance use during pregnancy remained to be public health concern. Excess caffeine consumption and khat chewing during pregnancy have multiple preventable effects on the fetus and mothers. So, understanding the prevalence of using these substances and their predictors during pregnancy is the first step to take measurements. However, there is information scarcity regarding the estimated magnitude of these substances use during pregnancy and their associated factors at a national level, especially in our study area. To identify the magnitude of caffeine intake above the recommended level, chewing khat and their predictors during the prenatal period in the Ilu Aba Bor zone in 2021. To recruit 830 participants, a community-based cross-sectional study design with multistage sampling was used. Data were entered into Epi-data version 3.1 and transferred to SPSS version 23 for analysis. A multivariable logistic regression was run, and variables with a p-value of