Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions on doping among university students in physical education and sport science related degree programmes

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Doping cases have in the recent past (second decade of 21st century) tainted the Kenyan athletes' dominance in long distance running. The purpose of this study was to examine the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions (KAP) on doping among university students pursuing sport related courses. It was postulated that KAP on doping will be mediated by year of study, age, gender, sporting experience and degree programme. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaires from university students (n = 179) drawn from four universities that offer sport-related courses in Kenya. Results revealed that there were significant differences between year of study (first vs fourth) in knowledge on performance enhancing substance (PES) (Mean Ranks; 68.16 vs 94.22, p =. 013) and perceptions about doping (109.98 vs 86.14, p =. 023). Sport Science and Health Promotion students showed significantly higher scores on attitudes towards doping (p =. 003) than those in Physical Education courses. There were significant differences (p

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Rintaugul, E. G., & Mwangi, F. M. (2021). Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions on doping among university students in physical education and sport science related degree programmes. Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, 16(1), 174–186. https://doi.org/10.14198/jhse.2021.161.16

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