Abstract
Background: Sports participation is a healthy behaviour but it is not without the risk of injuries. Information on the extent of sport participation and sport injuries among Nigerian university students is sparse.
Objective: To determine the prevalence and types of sport participation and injuries among university students in Nigeria. Factors associated with sport participation among students were also examined.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire to collect information on the frequency and types of sport participation and sport-related injuries among a representative sample of undergraduate students of the University of Lagos, Nigeria.
Results: A sport participation prevalence of 64.2% (95%CI: 59.5 – 68.7) was recorded among students. Football (soccer) (53.2%) had the highest participation rate. Male students (78.4% vs.41.2%) participated more frequently in sports (p < 0.001). Overall injury rate was 52.5 injuries/100 students/ year (95%CI: 46.5 – 58.5). The prevalence of injury was 45.7% in male and 12.7% in female students. About half (49.3%) of reported injuries resulted in time loss. The leg and ankle were the most frequently injured body parts for all injuries and most serious injuries. Football recorded the highestprevalence of injury (73.8%).
Conclusion: Sport participation among students was fair and injury rate was considerably high, mostly affecting the lower extremity and most injuries resulting from football participation. This study suggests the need for improved sport participation support among students and the need for the initiation of injury prevention initiatives by stakeholders.
Keywords: Sport injuries,youth and young adult, injury prevention, sports safety
Résumé
Contexte: La participation sportive est un comportement sain, mais cecin’est pas sans risque de blessures. Les informations sur l’étendue de la participation au sport et les blessures liées ausport chez les étudiants universitaires nigérians sont rares.
Objectif: Pour déterminer la prévalence et les types de participation au sport et de blessures parmi les étudiants universitaires au Nigeria. Les facteurs associés à la participation au sport chez les étudiants ont également été examinés.
Méthodes: Une étude transversale a été réalisée à l’aide d’un questionnaire auto-administré pour recueillir des informations sur la fréquence et les types de participation au sport et de blessures liées au sport au sein d’un échantillon représentatif des étudiants en cycle de licence à l’Université de Lagos, au Nigeria.
Résultats: Une prévalence de participation sportive de 64,2% (IC à 95%: 59,5 à 68,7) a été enregistrée chez les étudiants. Le football (53,2%) avait le taux de participation le plus élevé. Les étudiants masculins (78,4% vs.41.2%) participaient plus fréquemment dans les sports (p <0,001). Le taux total de blessures était de 52,5 blessures / 100 étudiants / an (IC à 95%: 46,5 à 58,5). La prévalence des blessures était de 45,7% chez les étudiants et 12,7% chez les étudiantes. Près de la moitié (49,3%) des blessures signalées ont résulté en une perte de temps. La jambe et la cheville sont les parties les plus fréquemment blessés du corps pour toutes les blessures et les blessures les plus graves. Le football a enregistré la plus forte prévalence de blessures (73,8%).
Conclusion: La participation sportive chez les étudiants était adéquate et le taux de blessures était considérablement élevé, affectant principalement l’extrémité inférieure et la plupart des blessures résultant de la participation au football. Cette étude suggère la nécessité d’améliorer lesoutiende participation sportif des étudiants et la nécessité de l’ouverture d’initiatives de prévention des blessures par les parties prenantes.
Mots-clés: les blessures sportives, jeunes et jeunes adultes, prévention de blessure, sécurité sportive
Correspondence: Dr. O.B.A. Owoeye, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria. E-mail: obowoeye@unilag.edu.ng; oluwatoyosi.owoeye@ucalgary.ca
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