AWARENESS AND PRACTICE OF DOPING ON MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS; THE CASE OF HADIYA HOSANNA TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB; ETHIOPIA

Abstract

The purposes of this study were investigated Awareness and Practice of doping on Male Football Players; the Case of Hadiya Hosanna Town Football Club; Ethiopia. The main objectives were to establish the football players level of awareness with regard to doping information disseminated by World Anti- Doping Agency (WADA), to determine their attitude towards doping and to establish the occurrence of anti-doping rule violations among the football players. Which are the players how they are known doping by the football players and the experience. The target population was Hadiya hosanna male football clubs. A sample size are 46 male subjects was selected from the (52) total population of Hadiya hosanna male football club players. A total sample size 46 players are successfully completed the questionnaires. The study was a cross sectional survey based on self-reported questionnaires. The all Data was analyzed by using SPSS computer software version 20. Generally Assessment of Awareness and Practice of doping on Male Football Players; the Case of Hadiya Hosanna Town Football Club; had a negative awareness towards doping with varying degrees. The majority of the club players indicated a positive thinking towards on assessment of doping; Hadiya hosanna male football players have slightly less awareness on doping issues and a strong unconstructive practice towards the doping. They are must need a doping education to improve their awareness and practice on doping and also to establish proper structures and policies of doping control in order to the problem of doping