Doping cases have in the recent past (second decade of 21st century) tainted the Kenyan athletes’ dominance in long distance running. The purpose of this study was to examine the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions (KAP) on doping among university students pursuing sport related courses. It was postulated that KAP on doping will be mediated by year of study, age, gender, sporting experience and degree programme. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaires from university students (n = 179) drawn from four universities that offer sport-related courses in Kenya. Results revealed that there were significant differences between year of study (first vs fourth) in knowledge on performance enhancing substance (PES) (Mean Ranks; 68.16 vs 94.22, p = .013) and perceptions about doping (109.98 vs 86.14, p = .023). Sport Science and Health Promotion students showed significantly higher scores on attitudes towards doping (p = .003) than those in Physical Education courses. There were significant differences (p < .05) in KAP on doping in favour of those students who had previous participation in sport competitions. It is concluded that KAP of university students on doping is differentiated based on the selected variables of year and programme of study, and previous participation in sport competitions. It is recommended that the unpacking of doping education should take these variables into consideration. Universities need to partner with anti-doping agencies to expose students to both theoretical and practical applications of doping knowledge. Further investigation in needed on the possible factors that contribute to less negative perceptions with higher knowledge on doping among university students.

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体育和运动科学相关学位课程大学生对兴奋剂的知识、态度和看法

在最近的过去（21 世纪的第二个十年），兴奋剂案件玷污了肯尼亚运动员在长跑中的主导地位。本研究的目的是检查学习体育相关课程的大学生对兴奋剂的知识、态度和看法 (KAP)。据推测，关于兴奋剂的 KAP 将受到学习年份、年龄、性别、运动经验和学位课程的影响。数据是通过来自肯尼亚四所提供体育相关课程的大学学生（n = 179）的自我管理问卷收集的。结果显示，在学习年份（第一和第四）对增强性能物质（PES）的知识（平均排名；68.16 对 94.22，p = .013）和对兴奋剂的看法（109.98 对 86.14，p = .013）之间存在显着差异。 023)。体育科学和健康促进学生对兴奋剂的态度得分明显高于体育课程的学生 (p = .003)。那些以前参加过体育比赛的学生在兴奋剂方面的 KAP 存在显着差异 (p < .05)。得出的结论是，大学生服用兴奋剂的 KAP 是根据选择的年份和学习计划以及以前参加体育比赛的变量来区分的。建议在解封兴奋剂教育时应考虑这些变量。大学需要与反兴奋剂机构合作，让学生接触兴奋剂知识的理论和实际应用。