Injury, illness, and medication use surveillance during the 2020 COSAFA Women's championship: a prospective cohort study of football players from Southern Africa.
Sci Med Footb
; 7(1): 74-80, 2023 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2272418
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Systematic analyses of injuries, illnesses or medication use and their risk factors among female African athletes are scarce, which has implications for management of these athletes.AIM:
This prospective cohort study analysed the incidence and characteristics of injuries, illnesses and medication use during the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship.METHODS:
The medical personnel of all participating teams reported all new injuries, illnesses and medication used by players daily.RESULTS:
Sixty-three injuries were reported 45 match and 18 training injuries; 45.5 (95% CI 32.2 to 58.8) injuries/1000 match-hours and 21.7 (95% CI 11.7 to 31.7) injuries/1000 training-hours, respectively. Most (n = 55, 87%) were caused by contact with another player and involved the lower extremity (n = 43; 68%). Fifty-eight illnesses were reported 44.4 (95% CI 33.0 to 58.8) illnesses/1000 player-days, mostly diarrhoea (n = 25; 43.1%) and dysmenorrhoea (n = 18; 31%). No cases of COVID-19 were reported. In total, 175 medications were prescribed 168.8 (95% CI 143.8 to 193.8) medications/1000 player-days. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) (n = 60; 34.3%) and analgesics (n = 33; 18.9%) were the most commonly prescribed drugs.CONCLUSION:
Incidences of injury and illnesses were high but time loss was low, likely due to high NSAIDs use. Further studies should be conducted in order to inform appropriate prevention or management protocols in this population.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Athletic Injuries
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Football
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Sci Med Footb
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
24733938.2021.1971745
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