Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
Conditions
Interventions
Football nurse
No Football nurse
Sponsors
FIFA
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women’s football clubs in the Women’s League in Malawi registered with the Football Association of Malawi (FAM). Nurses registered with the Nurses and Midwives Council of Malawi with at least 3 years post graduate experience. Physiotherapists with a recognised university qualification in physiotherapy (HPT), registered with the Medical council of Malawi and at least 3 years post graduate practice experience. Medical doctors with a recognised university qualification (MBChB) registered with the Medical and Dental Association of Malawi and at least 3 years post graduate practice experience. Willingness to and actual completion of the online FIFA Medical Diploma over a maximum period of 3-months prior to the commencement of the project.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Women’s football clubs in the Women’s League in Malawi that already have medical personnel attached to their team. For potential supervisors, less than 3 years post qualification experience; incomplete FIFA Medical Diploma. For potential Football Nurses, less than 3 years of post-qualification experience. For potential Football Nurses and supervisors, current attachment to a Women’s Football club in Malawi’s Women’s League.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Low cost, sustainable and context relevant solution to manage the treatment gap of football injuries/illnesses in underserved communities developed. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A flagship model which can inform implementation of similar task sharing approaches to sports and exercise medicine practice in other low and middle income countries in Africa and globally developed. | — |
Countries
Malawi
Contacts
Public ContactEsther Jiya
Research Assistant
Outcome results
None listed