Title of article
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Iranian Pharmacists, Body Builders, and Their Coaches Regarding Sports Supplements
Author/Authors
Bastani, Peivand Department of Health Service Management - Health Human Resources Research Centre - School of Management and Medical Informatics - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences - Shiraz, Iran , Amjad Nia, Ali Students' Research Committee - School of Pharmacy - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences - Shiraz, Iran , Shabanpoor, Mohammadreza Students' Research Committee - School of Pharmacy - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences - Shiraz, Iran , Mehravar, Safoora Students' Research Committee - School of Pharmacy - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences - Shiraz, Iran , Kashefian, Sara Department of English - School of Paramedical Sciences - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences - Shiraz, Iran
Pages
7
From page
166
To page
172
Abstract
Objective: This study is conducted on Iranian pharmacists, coaches, and athletes regarding sports supplements to assess their knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) regarding sports supplements. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in 2015. The study population consisted of all community pharmacists, bodybuilders, and bodybuilding coaches. The questionnaire was applied consisting some demographic questions and 25 questions for assessing KAP (6, 9, and 10, respectively). The collected data were analyzed with independent t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation. Findings: In all three studied groups, the mean of KAP was upper than intermediate level 3 (P < 0.05) except the pharmacists' knowledge. A statistically significant difference appears between knowledge and age of pharmacists (P = 0.007). In addition, there was a significant relationship between coaches' practice and age (P = 0.04). Conclusion: According to the results although the studied groups have the intermediate level of KAP, organized and regular education courses are highly recommended along with paying more attention to the curriculum taught in the pharmacy schools according to the community current needs.
Keywords
Body builders , body building coaches , knowledge , attitude , and practice study , pharmacists , sports supplement
Journal title
Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice
Serial Year
2017
Record number
2730982
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