Awareness on the Use of Steroidal Drugs among Basketball Players in School
Kaushik Vishnu Rajkumar, Dhanraj Ganapathy, Keerthi Sasanka
Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · pp. 57–63 · Published 24 Aug 2020
10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i1730668Abstract
Background: The use of performance enhancing drugs by pre-teenagers and teenagers has increased tremendously over the past decade. The trend is driven by multiple factors, including the decrease in the age of participation in competing sports, the increase in popularity of team sports. The questions were distributed through an online survey planet link to the study professionals including 69 basketball professionals. The participants were explained in detail about the purpose. The questions were carefully studied and the corresponding answers were marked by the participants the data was collected and statistically analysed. From the current study, about 83.3% of the population were aware of the use of steroidal drugs in basketball and 16.7% were not aware of it. Majority of the population are aware of the use of steroidal drugs in sports and they are aware of the harmful effects of it.
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