F. Halabchi and A. Esteghamati and A. Razzaghi and A. Noori
How the Iranian FreeStyle Wrestlers Know and Think about Doping – A Knowledge and Attitude Study
1322 - 1327
2011
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International Journal of Sport and Health Sciences
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/2217
https://publications.waset.org/vol/59
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Nowadays, doping is an intricate dilemma. Wrestling
is the nationally popular sport in Iran. Also the prevalence of doping
may be high, due to its power demanding characteristics. So, we
aimed to assess the knowledge and attitudes toward doping among
the club wrestlers. In a cross sectional study, 426 wrestlers were
studied. For this reason, a researcher made questionnaire was used. In
this study, researchers selected the clubs by randomized clustered
sampling and distributed the questionnaire among wrestlers.
Knowledge of wrestlers in three categories of doping definitions,
recognition of prohibited drugs and side effects was poor or moderate
in 70.8, 95.8 and 99.5, respectively. Wrestlers have poor
knowledge in doping. Furthermore, they believe some myths which
are unfavorable. It seems necessary to design a comprehensive
educational program for all of the athletes and coaches.
Open Science Index 59, 2011