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During the health emergency caused by COVID-19, a series of sensations such as fear, stress, and concern about contracting the virus were developed. Despite the fact that in recent months infection rates have been significantly reduced due to vaccination campaigns, the return of teachers to face-to-face classes established in Peru from April 2022 has increased once again the fear that contagion levels could grow. Therefore, the objective was to analyze the concern of regular basic education teachers about the spread of COVID-19 when returning to face-to-face classes. A quantitative investigation was carried out; the research design was observational and the type of study was descriptive cross-sectional. The sample was made up of 648 teachers who responded to the Scale of Concern for the Contagion of COVID-19, an instrument with adequate psychometric properties. The results show that 43.8% of teachers had moderate levels of concern about the spread of COVID-19, 38.7% had low levels, and 17.5% had high levels. Teachers reported most recurrent concerns about some risks in educational institutions and the fear of spreading COVID-19 to their relatives or people with whom they lived. On the other hand, it was found that some sociodemographic, occupational, and medical variables were significantly associated with this concern (p < 0.05). Then, it was concluded that teachers had moderate levels of concern about the spread of COVID-19 when returning to face-to-face classes.
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OBJETIVO: Verificar la validez y confiabilidad de la escala de auto-percepción de la aptitud física EAF y proponer referencias por medio de percentiles en función del rango de edad y sexo MÉTODOS: Se estudiaron 1569 jóvenes (875 hombres y 694 mujeres) de una universidad del Perú. Se evaluó peso y estatura y se calculó el índice de Masa Corporal (IMC). La aptitud física se evaluó mediante la escala EAF. La validación se efectuó por medio de Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio (A-FC). La confiabilidad se verificó por medio de Alpha de Cronbach y se generaron percentiles para la categorización. RESULTADOS: La escala evidenció saturaciones superiores a 0,41 para 18 preguntas, el porcentaje de explicación de la varianza fue del 52%, el KMO fue de 0,911 (X2= 15578.883, gl= 435. El alpha de Cronbach mostró valores superiores a 0,75. Los percentiles propuestos fueron P15, p50, p85. CONCLUSIÓN: La escala de AAF es válida y confiable para jóvenes universitarios. Los percentiles son una alternativa para identificar, clasificar y categorizar los niveles de aptitud física
OBJECTIVE: To verify the validity and reliability of the scale of self-perception of physical aptitude EAF and to propose references by means of percentiles in function of the rank of age and sex METHODS: 1569 young people (875 men and 694 women) from a university in Peru were studied. Weight and height were assessed and the Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated. The physical aptitude was evaluated using the AAF scale. The validation was carried out by means of Confirmatory Factorial Analysis (A-FC). Reliability was verified by means of Cronbach's Alpha and percentiles were generated for categorization. RESULTS: The scale showed saturations greater than 0.41 for 18 questions, the percentage explanation of the variance was 52%, the KMO was 0.911 (X2 = 15578.883, gl = 435. Cronbach's alpha showed values greater than 0.75. The percentiles proposed were P15, p50, p85. CONCLUSION: The AAF scale is valid and reliable for university students. The percentiles are an alternative to identify, classify and categorize levels of physical fitness
