Open AccessDoping Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Pharmacists in Dessie, Northeast Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Haftom Gebregergs Hailu,
Mengistie Yirsaw Gobezie,
Abdu Tuha,
Ruth Mulugeta,
Solomon Ahmed Mohammed
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
integrated pharmacy research and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2230-5254
DOI - 10.2147/iprp.s311204
Subject(s) - pharmacy , agency (philosophy) , medicine , family medicine , possession (linguistics) , descriptive statistics , sociology , social science , linguistics , philosophy , statistics , mathematics
Doping includes tampering, possession; trafficking; administration, assisting, encouraging, aiding, conspiring a prohibited substance, and an anti-doping rule violation. Doping in sports is increasing and diversifying involving physiological, mechanical, and pharmacological techniques and becoming a serious public health problem. Pharmacy professionals have a vital role in the fight against doping. This study assessed the knowledge, attitude, and practice of pharmacists on the use of doping agents by sportsmen and women.