There is a correlation between gender and awareness of health risks associated with steroid use. Females surveyed tended to have greater awareness - 85% said they were aware of risks compared to 65% of males. More females (65%) reported a level of understanding of risks rated 3 or above on a scale of 0-5 compared to 60% of males. Fewer males (25%) reported a level of understanding of 4 or above compared to 50% of females. Additionally, more males (38%) knew someone who used steroids in sports compared to females (20%). Overall, most respondents would not use steroids if aware of health risks, but slightly more females (15%) reported they would not compared to males (15%).

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Steroids are artificial hormones that can
improve strength and muscle mass.
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Steroids are illegal and they can cause serious
health problems.
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Anabolic steroids are artificially made
hormones that are similar to male hormones.
The most powerful of these is testosterone.
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Anabolic steroids are always illegal, meaning
you can be arrested for buying or selling them.

3. 
Some athletes take anabolic steroids because
They like the strength it gives them and the
muscle mass.
Some serious and long-lasting side effects are.
1. Dizziness
2. Moods swings
3. Nausea
4. Trembling
5. Aching joints
6. Premature balding
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4. Anabolic steroids are the ones most
common in sports
 Many forms (pills, powder, injections)
 4% high school used in 2005, 1.8% in 2012
 Amateur, high school, collage also use
 Use it a couple times a week
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5. Gives you self confidence
 Makes you better at running, jumping
etc.
 Gives you a better looking body
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6. Can stunt growth
o Liver damage, heart disease, and
hardening of arteries
o High risk of testicular cancer
o Bad acne
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7. Focus question: Is there a correlation between gender and
awareness of usage and health risks associated with steroids in
sports
The survey:
Are you aware of the health risks associated with steroid use?
YES NO
what is your level of awareness?
0 1 2 3 4 5 (0=no awareness 5= high awareness)
Have you or anyone you know use or have used steroids in sports? YES NO
If you knew about all the health risks would you still take it?
YES NO
*I forgot the question “are you male or female” so after every survey I wrote if they were male or
female

9. There is a correlation between gender
and awareness of health risks (females
tend to have more awareness of health
risks in steroids)
 85% females said yes
 Only 65% of males said yes
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11. 65% of females said they had a level of
understanding of 3 or above
 60% of males answered 3 or above
 50% of females answered 4 and above
 25% of males answered 4 and above
 Females tend to think they have a
greater level of understanding than
males
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13. 20% of females know someone or have
used steroids for sports
 80% of females don’t
 38% of males do
 62% of males don’t
 Males tend to know more people or
have used steroids more than females
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15. 15% of females would still use steroids if
they knew about the health risks
 85% of females wouldn’t
 15% of males would
 85% of males wouldn’t
 Most females and males would not use
steroids if they knew about the health
risks
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16. 
http://www.sportsci.org/encyc/anabstereff/anabstereff.html
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http://men.webmd.com/guide/anabolic-steroid-abuse-topicoverview
http://alcoholism.about.com/od/steroids/a/steroids.htm
http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/anabolicsteroids
http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/fit/steroids.html
http://www.cces.ca/en/advisories-12-health-canada-issueswarning-against-products
http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-steroids
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