December 2020

Knowledge on doping among football athletes, coaches and sponsors in Malawi

The use of banned performance enhancing substances (PES) among athletes continues to be a major challenge in sport. This study evaluated the knowledge of football athletes, coaches and sponsors about doping in Malawi. The specific aspects of knowledge investigated included types of doping substances, sources of information on doping substances, reasons for doping, and consequences of doping on football athletes. The...

Author(s): John M. C. Kaoche, Elijah G. Rintaugu, Janet Kamenju and Francis M. Mwangi