Concern about the Spread of COVID-19 in Regular Basic Education Teachers When Returning to Face-to-Face Classes
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-...
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| author | Edwin Gustavo Estrada-Araoz Judith Annie Bautista-Quispe Zaida Esther Callata-Gallegos Ronald Raul Arce-Coaquira Yony Abelardo Quispe-Mamani Percy Samuel Yabar-Miranda Yolanda Paredes-Valverde Rosel Quispe-Herrera |
| author_facet | Edwin Gustavo Estrada-Araoz Judith Annie Bautista-Quispe Zaida Esther Callata-Gallegos Ronald Raul Arce-Coaquira Yony Abelardo Quispe-Mamani Percy Samuel Yabar-Miranda Yolanda Paredes-Valverde Rosel Quispe-Herrera |
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| description | 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 (<i>p</i> < 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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| spelling | doaj.art-f662016619324773b9778cbfcaf965c62023-11-17T18:21:27ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2023-04-0113434610.3390/bs13040346Concern about the Spread of COVID-19 in Regular Basic Education Teachers When Returning to Face-to-Face ClassesEdwin Gustavo Estrada-Araoz0Judith Annie Bautista-Quispe1Zaida Esther Callata-Gallegos2Ronald Raul Arce-Coaquira3Yony Abelardo Quispe-Mamani4Percy Samuel Yabar-Miranda5Yolanda Paredes-Valverde6Rosel Quispe-Herrera7Facultad de Educación, Universidad Nacional Amazónica de Madre de Dios, Puerto Maldonado 17001, PeruFacultad de Educación, Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno 21001, PeruEscuela Profesional de Educación Primaria, Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno 21001, PeruEscuela Profesional de Gestión Pública y Desarrollo Social, Universidad Nacional de Moquegua, Moquegua 18001, PeruFacultad de Educación, Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno 21001, PeruFacultad de Educación, Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno 21001, PeruFacultad de Ecoturismo, Universidad Nacional Amazónica de Madre de Dios, Puerto Maldonado 17001, PeruFacultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Amazónica de Madre de Dios, Puerto Maldonado 17001, PeruDuring 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 (<i>p</i> < 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/4/346mental healthCOVID-19contagionpost-pandemicteachersregular basic education |
| spellingShingle | Edwin Gustavo Estrada-Araoz Judith Annie Bautista-Quispe Zaida Esther Callata-Gallegos Ronald Raul Arce-Coaquira Yony Abelardo Quispe-Mamani Percy Samuel Yabar-Miranda Yolanda Paredes-Valverde Rosel Quispe-Herrera Concern about the Spread of COVID-19 in Regular Basic Education Teachers When Returning to Face-to-Face Classes Behavioral Sciences mental health COVID-19 contagion post-pandemic teachers regular basic education |
| title | Concern about the Spread of COVID-19 in Regular Basic Education Teachers When Returning to Face-to-Face Classes |
| title_full | Concern about the Spread of COVID-19 in Regular Basic Education Teachers When Returning to Face-to-Face Classes |
| title_fullStr | Concern about the Spread of COVID-19 in Regular Basic Education Teachers When Returning to Face-to-Face Classes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Concern about the Spread of COVID-19 in Regular Basic Education Teachers When Returning to Face-to-Face Classes |
| title_short | Concern about the Spread of COVID-19 in Regular Basic Education Teachers When Returning to Face-to-Face Classes |
| title_sort | concern about the spread of covid 19 in regular basic education teachers when returning to face to face classes |
| topic | mental health COVID-19 contagion post-pandemic teachers regular basic education |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/4/346 |
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