Table 6 Attitude of the students towards the use of performance-enhancing substances and their recommendations regarding dealing with the use of performance-enhancing substances
Attitude queries | Males | Females | No (%) | χ2 (P) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Do you go to gym? | ||||
 Yes | 46 (48.9) | 36 (31.9) | 82 (39.6) | 6.256 (0.012) |
 No | 48 (51.1) | 77 (68.1) | 125 (60.4) |  |
 Total | 94 (100) | 113 (100) | 207 (100) |  |
Did you ever use one of the doping substances at any previous time to improve physical performance? | ||||
 Yes | 13 (13.8) | 11 (9.7) | 24 (11.6) |  |
 No | 81 (86.2) | 102 (90.3) | 184 (88.5) | 0.840 (0.360) |
 Total | 94 (100) | 113 (100) | 207 (100) |  |
Did you consume any of energy drinks? | ||||
 Yes | 14 (14.9) | 14 (12.4) | 28 (13.5) | 0.275 (0.600) |
 No | 80 (85.1) | 99 (87.6) | 179 (86.5) |  |
 Total | 94 (100) | 113 (100) | 207 (100) |  |
Did you ever use one of the doping substances at any previous time for enhancement of academic study (e.g., exams)? | ||||
 Yes | 4 (4.3) | 9 (8) | 13 (6.3) |  |
 No | 89 (95.7) | 103 (92) | 192 (93.7) | 1.193 (0.275) |
 Total | 93 (100) | 112 (100) | 205 (100) |  |
Did you at any time asked about your advice concerning the use of doping substances? | ||||
 Yes | 41 (43.6) | 38 (33.6) | 79 (38.2) |  |
 No | 53 (56.4) | 75 (66.4) | 128 (61.8) | 2.169 (0.141) |
 Total | 94 (100) | 113 (100) | 207 (100) |  |
When faced with a case pressuring for a prescription of one of the prohibited substances for non-medical use, would you prescribe to keep the physician-patient relationship? | ||||
 Yes | 15 (16) | 13 (11.5) | 28 (13.5) | 0.870 (0.351) |
 No | 79 (84) | 100 (88.5) | 179 (86.5) |  |
 Total | 94 (100) | 113 (100) | 207 (100) |  |
Recommendation | ||||
 Reporting to health authority any non-medical use of doping substances is a suitable option to combat doping. | ||||
  Agree | 41 (43.6) | 59 (52.2) | 100 (48.3) |  |
  Strongly agree | 22 (23.4) | 26 (23) | 48 (23.2) | 5.442 (0.245) |
  Disagree | 8 (8.5) | 7 (6.2) | 15 (7.2) |  |
  Strongly disagree | 9 (9.6) | 3 (2.7) | 12 (5.8) |  |
  Do not know | 14 (14.9) | 18 (15.9) | 32 (15.5) |  |
 Adolescents’ education about the health dangers of the doping procedures is the suitable way to combat doping. |  |  |  | 1.604 (0.808) |
  Agree | 42 (44.7) | 53 (46.9) | 95 (45.9) |  |
  Strongly agree | 24 (25.5) | 34 (30.1) | 58 (28) |  |
  Disagree | 12 (12.8) | 10 (8.8) | 22 (10.6) |  |
  Strongly disagree | 4 (4.3) | 5 (4.4) | 9 (4.3) |  |
  Do not know | 12 (12.8) | 11 (9.7) | 23 (11.1) |  |
 The role of medical doctors in the prevention of doping is by reporting any case of doping to the authorities. |  |  |  | 3.623 (0.459) |
  Agree | 42 (44.7) | 58 (51.3) | 100 (48.3) |  |
  Strongly agree | 21 (22.3) | 23 (20.4) | 44 (21.3) |  |
  Disagree | 18 (19.1) | 12 (10.6) | 30 (14.5) |  |
  Strongly disagree | 2 (2.1) | 3 (2.7) | 5 (2.4) |  |
  Do not know | 11 (11.7) | 17 (15) | 28 (13.5) |  |