The extent of dietary supplements use by male rugby players in Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorMse, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorKimiywe, Judith
dc.contributor.authorSimiyu, N.W.W.
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-24T08:30:40Z
dc.date.available2012-09-24T08:30:40Z
dc.date.issued2012-09-24
dc.descriptionJournal of Applied Biosciences 22: 1306 - 1311en_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: Dietary or nutritional supplements are substances which act either nutritionally to reverse or prevent deficiency or pharmacologically, to alter some physiological processes. The purpose of the present study was to determine the extent of knowledge, consumption levels and identify factors or reasons that influenced the utilization of dietary supplements by male rugby players in Kenya. Methodology and results: The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The target population was 210 players from seven teams that participated in the Kenya Cup League. Simple random sampling was used to select 140 (67%) respondents out of the target population of 210. Percentages were used to describe the players’ knowledge levels. Generally, rugby players had moderate knowledge about the dietary supplements. This was rated at 44.9% for creatine monohydrate, antioxidants - 11.3%, multivitamins – 44.2%, glutamine – 14%, whey protein – 37.3% and Zinc Magnesium Aspartate (ZMA) -8.6%. The consumption levels (15.1% took and 53.8% never took) were low. Hypothesis testing confirmed that there was significant difference (p<0.005) between the variables (age, academic qualification, occupation, experience and club affiliation) and the reasons for taking dietary supplements as well as the consumption patterns by the male rugby players Conclusion and application of findings: There were definitely low levels of use of dietary supplements among rugby players. The Kenya Rugby Football Union should organize clinics, courses and seminars for rugby coaches and teachers regarding dietary supplementation and its role in enhancing the nutritional status of the players. Further research should be conducted on the use of other dietary supplements and their effect on performance.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1997–5902
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/5530
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectDietary supplementsen_US
dc.subjectergogenic aidsen_US
dc.subjectenhanced performanceen_US
dc.subjectknowledge levelen_US
dc.titleThe extent of dietary supplements use by male rugby players in Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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