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1 University of Nairobi Kenyatta University Awareness, Perception and Attitude to Performance-enhancing drugs and Substance use Among Athletes in Teacher Training Colleges in Kenya. A Report compiled for the World Anti-Doping Agency Janet Kamenju 1; University of Nairobi, Andage mwisukha 2 and Rintaugu Elijah 2; Kenyatta University 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Recruitment and data collection for the first time from collegiate athletes on sensitive subject of performance –enhancing substances would not have been successful without the assistance of the following persons; John Gitau –Eregi Teachers Training College Mary wamaitha-Egogi TTC Esther Bucha- Meru TTC Mucheke- kitui TTC Peter Gacii- Thogoto TTC Dr Hellen Muthomi-Kenyatta University Daniel Gaita- Kabarak University Much appreciation to WADA for wholly funding this project and specifically to Education Manager Lea Cleret for timely support whenever consultations were sought. Exceptional appreciation goes to all collegiate athletes who willingly completed the survey 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ................................................................................................... 7 List of Tables ............................................................................................................. 5 List of Figures ............................................................................................................ 6 LITERATURE REVIEW ........................................................................................ 7 Background ............................................................................................................... 9 Purpose of the Research Project ............................................................................... 14 Objectives of the Study ............................................................................................ 14 Theoretical Framework ............................................................................................ 14 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ............................................................ 17 Basis for Doping ...................................................................................................... 17 Drugs and Substance use by Athletes in Sports ........................................................ 19 Performance-Enhancing Substance use Amongst College Athletes .......................... 20 Cases of Kenyan Athletes Implicated with Doping ................................................... 22 Performance Enhancing Substance use by Gender ................................................... 23 Performance-Enhancing Substance use by Type of Sport ......................................... 26 Athletes Competition Experience and Substance use in Sports ................................. 27 Doping Awareness ................................................................................................... 29 Perception of Doping Behavior ................................................................................ 30 Attitude to Doping ................................................................................................... 33 Effects of PES Use to an Athlete .............................................................................. 35 Physiological Effects of Doping ............................................................................... 36 Ethical and Social Effects of Doping ........................................................................ 39 Psychological Effects of Doping .............................................................................. 39 MATERIALS AND METHODS ........................................................................... 40 Research Design ...................................................................................................... 41 Research Variables .................................................................................................. 41 Location of the Study and Target Population ............................................................ 43 The Study Sample and Sampling Procedure ............................................................. 42 Research Instruments ............................................................................................... 42 Pre-Testing of Research Instrument ......................................................................... 43 Reliability of the Instrument..................................................................................... 43 4 Data Collection Procedures ...................................................................................... 45 Data Analysis........................................................................................................... 45 Ethical Considerations ............................................................................................. 45 RESULTS AND FINDINGS .................................................................................. 46 Demographic Characteristics ................................................................................... 46 Awareness of PES Among College Athletes ............................................................ 48 Perception to Doping and PES ................................................................................. 53 Attitude Toward Doping and use of PES .................................................................. 56 Discussion ............................................................................................................... 59 Awareness of Doping and PES use in Sport ............................................................. 59 Perception of Doping ............................................................................................. 665 Attitude to Doping ................................................................................................... 68 Summary of the Findings ......................................................................................... 71 Conclusion ............................................................................................................... 72 Recommendations for Practice ................................................................................. 73 Recommendations for Policy ................................................................................... 74 Recommendations for Further Research ................................................................... 75 REFERENCES ...................................................................................................... 77 Appendix A: Informed Consent Form ...................................................................... 84 Appendix B: Athletes‟ Questionnaire ………………………………………………..85 Section A: Personal Data ......................................................................................... 86 Section B: Doping and Performance –Enhancing Substance Awareness ................... 87 Section C: Perception to Doping And Performance-Enhancing Substance ................ 89 Section D: Attitude to Doping .................................................................................. 90 5 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Athletes Demographics .............................................................................. 47 Table 2: Selected Substances Effect to Performance in Sports .................................. 48 Table 3: Awareness of PES among College Athletes ................................................ 52 Table 4: Respondent Perception of Doping .............................................................. 55 Table 5: Attitude Toward use of PES ....................................................................... 57 Table 6: Range of Agreement with Statements on Doping Attitude .......................... 58 6 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Familiarity With WADA Code.................................................................. 49 Figure 2: Familiarity With WADA Regulations ....................................................... 49 Figure 3: Athletes Awareness of Testing, Effects and, Use of PES ........................... 50 Figure 4: Athletes Awareness o/Anti-Doping Education .......................................... 51 7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This study set out to establish the awareness, perception and attitude to doping and performance- enhancing substance (PES) use in sports among Kenya teachers colleges athletes participating in national ballgames and track and field athletics organized by Kenya Teachers Colleges Sports Association ( KTCSA). After graduating from college the teacher trainee athletes are employed to teach physical education and sports coaching in primary and secondary schools besides teaching other subject areas of curriculum. Physical education is also a compulsory subject in the teacher education curriculum hence every teacher employed in schools is a potential PE and sports coach. The bulk of junior athletes who represent Kenya at regional and international sports competitions especially in track athletics and cross country are students in primary and secondary schools. It is therefore necessary that teachers be well versed with anti-doping regulations to be able to guide the young athletes towards participation in sports without resulting to PES use. Besides, sports having been accepted as a lucrative career by athlete‟s world over most junior athletes in Kenya are taking up sports as a career. However the junior athletes should graduate to senior competitions being fully aware of anti-doping regulations and their