Epidemiology of injuries in female high school soccer players
16
Citation
30
Reference
10
Related Paper
Citation Trend
Abstract:
Sport is a compulsory activity in schools in South Africa. Female learners participating in soccer are more vulnerable to injuries than males.This study determined the epidemiology of injuries in female high school soccer players.A cross sectional survey captured the epidemiology of injuries in the players. The population included 200 players from 27 high schools in one district between the ages of 14 to 19 years. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data.Only 85 scholars from 8 schools participated. From the 85 respondents, 31 (36.5%) sustained injuries. Only 61 injuries were reported by the injured players. The injury prevalence for the season was 36.5%. The rate of injury was 90 per 1000 athlete exposure hours during the season. The defenders and midfielders sustained the most injuries. Most injuries reported were contact in nature. More injuries occurred during training than during matches. The lower extremity (77.8%) was injured more than the upper extremity (22.2%). The knee (22.2%) and ankle (15.9%) were the most frequently injured body parts. Muscle injury was the most commonly reported followed by bruising.Prevalence of injuries was high with the lower limb, specifically the knee and ankle being commonly injured.Stroke
Cite
Citations (0)
Recognizing that injuries and violence kill more than five million people worldwide annually and cause harm to millions more, the World Health Assembly (WHA) has repeatedly called on governments du...
Christian ministry
Cite
Citations (2)
Cite
Citations (0)
This retrospective study aimed to investigate the prevalence of unintentional fatal drowning in children aged 0–17 years in Turkey between 2005 and 2017 and to determine the risk factors in drowning. This study is based on media reports, and all data were obtained from the media. All data were presented in frequency and percentage. Relative risk and 95% confidence intervals were calculated using the relevant population data. A total of 3,419 children died by drowning in these 13 years. The unintentional fatal child drowning rates in Turkey were 1.16; 1.80 for males and 0.48 for females per 100,000 children, which means males drowned nearly four times more than females. In terms of season, the highest rate of unintentional fatal drowning was in summer (0.69 per 100,000 children), and the lowest rate in winter (0.05 per 100,000 children). The unintentional fatal drowning rate decreased after reaching a peak in 2010 (1.52 per 100,000 children). As of 2015, the rate of unintentional fatal drowning decreased every year and reached a minimum in 2017 (0.66 per 100,000 children). Even if the mortality rate in children has decreased in recent years, more measures are still needed to prevent drowning in children.
Cite
Citations (8)
Cite
Citations (0)
Cite
Citations (0)
Adolescent moped riders have a high risk of injury. Little is known about the causes and consequences of these injuries (Kopjar 1999). It is the aim of this study to analyse the causes and the type...
Cite
Citations (0)
Injuries are the largest cause of death in children and adolescents after the first year of life. Injuries more than any other disease result in 3.5 million years of potential life lost. Poor children are particularly at risk of dying from trauma, particularly fires and drownings. The patterns of different types of childhood injuries are discussed, including motor vehicle occupants, pedestrian, bicycle and motorcycle injuries, fire and flame injuries, drownings and firearm deaths. For each of these, possible preventive strategies suggested by injury epidemiology are given. Intentional injuries from suicide and homicide are included because of similarities in epidemiology and prevention. The article also outlines areas where few effective strategies are available and where further research should be concentrated.
Homicide
Cite
Citations (13)
The authors study pediatric head injuries and the use of appropriate child restraint seats (CRSs) in non motor vehicle crash (MVC) scenarios (i.e. use of the CRS outside the motor vehicle). In a study of Canadian data, non-MVC CRS injuries were 7 times higher than MVC CRS injuries. The most common cause of non-MVC CRS injuries involved falls. Non-MVC CRS victims were found to be significantly younger than MVC CRS victims.
Motor vehicle crash
Cite
Citations (1)