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Table 1 Knowledge first 4 questions about PESs and regulations of their use in sports

From: Assessment of knowledge, perception, attitude, and use of performance-enhancing substances among students of Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt: a pilot study

Knowledge questions 1-4

Males

Females

No (%)

χ2 (p)

Have you heard about performance-enhancing substances?

 Yes

70 (74.5)

85 (75.2)

155 (74.9)

 

 No

24 (25.5)

28 (24.8)

52 (25.1)

0.015 (0.901)

 Total

94 (100)

113 (100)

207 (100)

 

Do you have any idea about the law concerning the use of doping agents?

 Yes

40 (42.6)

49 (43.4)

89 (43)

 

 No

54 (57.4)

64 (56.6)

118 (57)

0.014 (0.907)

 Total

94 (100)

113 (100)

207 (100)

 

Do you know what WADA is?

 Yes

20 (21.3)

18 (15.9)

38 (18.4)

0.979 (0.322)

 No

74 (78.7)

95 (84.1)

169 (81.6)

 

 Total

94 (100)

113 (100)

207 (100)

 

Do you have any idea about NADO?

 Yes

17 (18.1)

20 (17.7)

37 (17.9)

 

 No

77 (81.9)

93 (82.3)

170 (82.1)

0.005 (0.942)

 Total

94 (100)

113 (100)

207 (100)

 
  1. Person’s chi-square test