Assessment of prevalence and predisposing factor of doping among athletes in dominant Olympic sport in Kenya

Research objectives:

• To investigate the extent of performance enhancing substance use amongst athletes in dominant Olympic sports in Kenya.
• To establish the precipitating factors of doping behaviour among athletes in dominant Olympic sports in Kenya.
• To examine the knowledge of athletes on the World Anti-Doping Agency prohibited substances in Olympic dominant sports in Kenya.
• To examine doping attitudes of athletes in dominant Olympic sports in Kenya.
• To analyse doping vulnerability amongst athletes in dominant Olympic sports in Kenya.
• To determine whether doping prevalence, precipitating factors, knowledge, attitudes and vulnerability are mediated by selected demographic factors of gender, age, type of sport and experience