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| Title |
Prevalence, knowledge and attitude of prohibited substances use (doping) among Saudi sport players
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| Published in |
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, April 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13011-016-0058-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
M. Al Ghobain, M. S. Konbaz, A. Almassad, A. Alsultan, M. Al Shubaili, O. AlShabanh |
| Abstract |
To estimate the lifetime prevalence and address the attitudes and knowledge of using prohibited substances (doping) among sport players in Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional survey carried out using systematic random sampling technique among Saudi players of variable sports attending the sport clubs, stadiums, and sport fields (70 sport clubs, 22 types of sports belong to 22 Saudi sport federations were visted in 18 cities from all regions of Saudi Arabia). A total of 1142 male sport players were interviewed with main age of 24. The prevalence of using prohibited substances (doping) was 4.3 %. The main reason for using prohibited substances was to improve performance (69 %). The prevalence of using food supplements (not prohibited) was 38.4 %. Among the players, 30 % of them believe that such behavior is against the spirit of sport while 70 % of the players are aware of punishment against doping. 65 % of players admitted that they received advice on prohibited substances. Higher rate of using prohibited substances (doping) among Saudi players was associated with low education, age below 20 years, previous use of food supplements and lack of punishment awareness. Using prohibited substances (doping) among Saudi sport players is common. Players believe that such use is against the spirit of the sport and they are aware about its punishment, despite this, they are still using prohibited substances. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 33% |
| Iraq | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 3 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 83% |
| Scientists | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 78 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 77 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 10% |
| Researcher | 7 | 9% |
| Other | 6 | 8% |
| Lecturer > Senior Lecturer | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 18 | 23% |
| Unknown | 21 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 21% |
| Psychology | 6 | 8% |
| Sports and Recreations | 6 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 16 | 21% |
| Unknown | 24 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 May 2021.
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#217
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