تأثير جائحة فيروس كورونا على النشاط البدني في الحدائق بدولة الكويت : دراسة جغرافية باستخدام نظم المعلومات الجغرافية

Abstract EN

When Coronavirus spread among different countries of the world and the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it as s pandemic, countries took several measures to limit the spread of such disease.

These measures included the closure of gyms and sports clubs and application of a curfew.

The State of Kuwait had a share of these measures.

The aim of this study is to identify the impact of this pandemic and measures followed on physical activity in parks among residents of The State of Kuwait.

Method: A questionnaire has been published on social media for the residents of The State of Kuwait to identify the impact of the pandemic on their physical activity in parks, as well as Geographic Information System (GIS) was used for spatial analysis of parks located in the urban area.

The random sample of the questionnaire consisted of 564 participants and the number of parks was 160.

Results: The results have shown that the curfew imposed by the authorities had an effect on the rates of physical activity in parks, as 52% of the sample did not do any physical activity during the total curfew.

The ratio dropped to 47% during the partial curfew.

After the curfew has been finally lifted, the ratio decreased again to 36%.

As for the active category of the sample, it was 21% during the total and partial curfew, and it rose by a little ratio after lifting the curfew to reach 22%.

The parks in the urban area have been only distributed over 63 areas in a random distribution pattern, and their scope of service did not cover the entire urban area.

Conclusion: Corona Pandemic has affected the physical activity of residents of the State of Kuwait and the geographical distribution of parks is one of the most significant factors affecting the same.