An Analytical study on Sports and Health with reference to HIV
SHIVAIAH R
Physical Education Director
BMS Govt. First Grade College
Huliyar, C N Halli Tq, Tumkur Distict, Karnataka
Abstract:
Sports organizations should not only try to ensure that their players are protected from HIV infection and do not stigmatize or discriminate against people living with HIV & AIDS; they should also ensure that the workplace is a safe, non-discriminatory environment for discussing HIV & AIDS. If at all sportsperson found to be at risk for infection he can be offered non occupational post exposure prophylaxis. So no need to worry, little care can have best results. Have sports & be healthy.
Key Notes: Sports, HIV, AIDS, Prophylaxis
Introduction:
"Life is not living, but living in health." - Martial
The health of people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their power as a state depend."- Benjamin Disraeli
Sports are all forms of usually competitive physical activity which, through casual or organized participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical ability and skills while providing entertainment to participants, and in some cases, spectators
India is in third place after South Africa & Nigeria in number of people living with HIV. The adult HIV prevalence in India is 0.27 percent, as of 2011.
India’s HIV epidemic varies across its 28 states. The four states with the highest number of people living with HIV (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu) are all in the south, and account for 53 percent of all HIV infections in India.
Sports & Health
The first advantage of sports for people is that they help people be healthy, and be fit. sports balance our body’s blood pressure and circulation.
* The second advantage of sports for people is that they are required for our daily lives and competing at the international area because of enjoyment of sports.
* The final and least advantage of sports is that they are the huge market for countries' economy.
Sports & HIV
Most countries there is an official policy of non-disclosure of HIV status. Sports participants are not under any obligation to reveal tin heir HIV status .Although HIV transmission is technically possible , experts the world over agree that the chances are extremely remote – up until now there have been no documented cases of HIV being transmitted during participation in sport. Nevertheless, there is no point in taking chances. Sport can be divided into two types: Non-contact sport and contact sport.
Non-contact sport includes many different kinds of exercise where there is no direct physical contact between participants during the normal course of the sport. These would include sports such as tennis, aerobic exercise, golf, cycling, running, canoeing, netball, hockey, cricket, softball and volley ball. Transmission of HIV infection in the normal course of these sports is extremely remote.
Contact-sports
These can be divided into low contact and high contact sports. A sport like boxing would classify as a high contact sport and soccer as a low contact sport. In the case of the latter, direct contact is not supposed to take place, but frequently does. Other contact sports would be rugby, wrestling, karate and judo.
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Education
He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything."- Arabian Proverb
Participation in sport benefits people living with HIV: moderate exercise indeed strengthens the immune system, better equips the body to fight HIV and may delay the onset of AIDS. Sport also provides an arena for social inclusion and support. Involving HIV-positive sportsmen and women proves extremely valuable in normalizing HIV and fighting stigma. Sportsmen, and in particular successful athletes, are role models - their voice is hence another way to drive prevention and care messages at community level
Sports organizations should not only try to ensure that their players are protected from HIV infection and do not stigmatize or discriminate against people living with HIV & AIDS; they should also ensure that the workplace is a safe, non-discriminatory environment for discussing HIV & AIDS. If at all sportsperson found to be at risk for infection he can be offered non occupational post exposure prophylaxis. So no need to worry, little care can have best results. Have sports & be healthy.
Conclusion:
Physical education is defined as education as applied to the development and care of the body, especially with reference to instruction in hygiene and systematic exercise. In both cases the emphasis is on the application of knowledge rather than on scholarship.
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