Asim Shehzad, Muhammad Waqas, Asmara Hussain, Tayyaba Ayub.
Knowledge of Concussion & Reporting Behavior amongst Football Players of a Local Club in Lahore, Pakistan.
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;16(3):737-40.

Background: Football is the most popular sport in the world with over 270 million players worldwide and four million players in only England. The occurrence of soccer injuries in grown-up male players is assessed to be somewhere around 7.6 and 35 for each 1000 hours of play. Of all injuries in soccer, head injuries make up between 4-22% with concussion contributing around 11%. Objective: To determine the frequency of concussion and associated awareness among football players. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in Model Town, Lahore football club. Sample size was calculated using software winpepi version 11.15. A modified RoCKAS-ST questionnaire was used to assess knowledge toward concussions. Results: The CKI mean was 31.4737+/- 2.5334(potential range 27.00-38.00 whereas 31.5 is the average point) the result shows that as according to players perception players were not losing intelligence after sustaining concussions (84.2%, 32/38), 2) and Concussions will affect their long term-health and well-being (76.3%, 29/38).Symptoms of a concussion can last several weeks (73.7%, 28/38) as according to players. Conclusion: Concussion knowledge is relatively lacking in Football players and there is need to promote an awareness program.

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