The Effects of Covid-19 Prevalence on the levels of Sport Activities in Ilam City

Sociological Studies of Youth

دوره 13، شماره 44، خرداد 2022، صفحه 99-114   

نوع مقاله: Original Article

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22034/ssyj.2022.1940939.1207

نویسنده

Shamseddin Rezaei^*

Associate Professor of Sport Management, Department of Sport Sciences, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran

چکیده

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Covid-19 Prevalence on the levels of sport activities in Ilam city. This article is a descriptive-analytical and a field-study research. The statistical population of this study includes all non-professional male and female athletes in Ilam city before the prevalence of Covid-19 disease. In order to collect the required data, the standard questionnaire of the International Group of Covid-19 Researchers and Sports was used. The reliability of this questionnaire was determined by Cronbach's alpha ( ) and the validity was confirmed by a panel of experts in this field. The questionnaire was distributed electronically and online with the help of the Sport for all commission and 122 questionnaires were collected from Ilam city in a completely random sampling method and were selected as the study population. The results indicated that 73.4% of indoor sport places and 56.2% of outdoor sport places are closed during lockdown and 24.9% of people have lost their jobs due to the prevalence of Covid-19. The results of the corona test were positive for 7.4% of athletes and 48.4% have not tested yet. The results also showed that there is a significant statistical difference between the number of sessions and the intensity of training before and during the corona period; But there is no significant difference between the results of Covid-19 test and the degree of adherence to guidelines and protocols.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Coronavirus؛ Exercise parameters؛ Physical activity؛ Ilam city