Prevalence, Information & Attitude towards Using Supplements among University Athletes
Sajjad Ali Gill, Umer Zahid, Uzair Abdullah, Mohammad Shaheen, Abida Naseer, Zafar Iqbal Butt, Rehan Zafar, Rana Adil, Hira Shahid, Muhammad Arslan
Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · pp. 7–17 · Published 31 Aug 2022
10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i49A36422Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze the prevalence of dietary supplements usage amongst university’s players, in addition to their know-how and players towards sports supplementation. Current study check out the extent of knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices regarding using dietary supplements of 100 athletes was administered, which included 88 Males and 12 Females, 20 to 27 years of age from the population of university athletes. The comparison was analyzed by chi-square test to observe the importance of distinction amongst respondents’ notion about the statements of questionnaires. The results calculated through Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS-25). The outcomes displayed that maximum of the athletes proven the satisfactory knowledge of dietary supplements and the motives for the usage of them; however the outcome of the study suggested that need of inclusive knowledge of players about supplements and under vigilant management showed improvement of University athletes.
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