ArticleAsian journal of sports medicine2015
How the Iranian Football Coaches and Players Know About Doping?
Article in Asian journal of sports medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- The Role of Athlete Support Personnel in Anti-Doping: A Narrative Review of Contemporary Evidence.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Knowledge, Prevalence, and Consequences of Dietary Supplements Intake among Iranian Bodybuilders.Current developments in nutrition · 2024Article
- A Behaviourally Informed Approach to Reducing the Risk of Inadvertent Anti-doping Rule Violations from Supplement Use.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Review
- The Prevalence of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Misuse in Iranian Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Iranian journal of public health · 2021Review
- Prevalence of Supplement Consumption in Iranian Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of preventive medicine · 2021Review
- Coaches' perceptions about food, appetite, and nutrition of adolescent Indian athletes - A qualitative study.Heliyon · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundNowadays, doping is an intricate dilemma. Football is the nationally popular sport in Iran. On the other hand, doping is a serious health hazard sport faces today. Studies dealing with athletes' knowledge, attitudes and behavior concerning doping in football are scarce.
objectivesTherefore, we aimed to investigate the knowledge and attitudes toward doping among the football coaches and players. PATIENTS AND
methodsIn a cross sectional study, 375 participants (239 football players and 136 coaches) were studied. A specially made questionnaire was applied. In this study, football teams of different provinces of the country were selected by randomized clustered sampling and questionnaires were distributed among coaches and players.
resultsKnowledge of football coaches and players in three categories of doping definitions, recognition of prohibited drugs and side effects of anabolic steroids was poor or moderate in 45.3%, 88.5% and 96.5%, respectively.
conclusionsFootball players and coaches have poor knowledge about doping in Iran. Moreover, they believe in some inappropriate myths without any scientific or rational basis.It seems necessary to design a comprehensive educational program for all of the athletes and coaches in Iran.
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