Jaafar, Zulkarnain and Wan Hamat, Nik H. (2020) Doping in sports among Malaysian universities athlete: survey of the knowledge, beliefs, and perception during Malaysian universities games in Kuala Lumpur 2014. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 60 (5). pp. 794-799. ISSN 0022-4707, DOI https://doi.org/10.23736/S0022-4707.20.09623-1.
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BACKGROUND : Doping in young athletes at present is on escalation. A few doping cases involving athletes from South East Asia (SEA) countries have been reported. The objective of this study is to determine current perceived doping and antidoping climate in Malaysia through an exploration of doping-related knowledge, perception and beliefs among the university athletes. METHODS: A survey was conducted during the Malaysian Universities Games in Kuala Lumpur 2014. A total of 614 athletes completed the questionnaires on perception, specific knowledge, environment, behavior and beliefs towards doping. RESULTS: From this survey, we found that their knowledge about doping and antidoping was poor, they have misguided beliefs and perception about doping, and their environment seems to be favorable for performance enhancing substances usage in the future. We grouped the athletes based on their doping's environment into ultraclean, potential and high-risk group; and the results showed that they have a significant relationship with their knowledge, beliefs and perception about doping in sports, P<0.001. About 1.5-1.8% of the studied athletes have positive behavior towards doping practice; doping use, chi(2) =24.6(2) P<0.001 and doping willingness, chi(2) =17.15(2) P<0.001. CONCLUSIONS: Doping behavior and doping risks in this region are still under-studied. Hence, we recommended that every South East Asia countries would identify the potential risks of doping among their young athletes, and collectively collaborating in managing doping issues involving this region. Special attention should be given to doping environment as it has negative influences on athletes behavior towards doping.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Doping in sports; Knowledge; Perception; Culture; Athletes |
| Subjects: | R Medicine R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Medicine > Sport Medicine Department |
| Depositing User: | Ms Zaharah Ramly |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Dec 2023 03:32 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Dec 2023 03:32 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/36721 |
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