Moreover, significantly higher levels of fear were observed among those being in an at-risk group for COVID-19, having family members or friends diagnosed or with death confirmed by COVID-19, and not being confident that they would receive adequate care from the public health services in case of COVID-19 infection.Ĭonclusion: The Portuguese version of FCV-19S has strong psychometric properties and can be used to assess the fear of COVID-19 in the Portuguese-speaking population of Mozambique. Women and those with lower education levels had higher scores of fear. The FCV-19S properties tested from the Rasch analysis were satisfactory.
Results: The unidimensional factor structure of the Portuguese version of the FCV-19S was confirmed, and the scale showed good internal consistency reliability. Additionally, the association of the FCV-19S with sociodemographic and pandemic-related variables was investigated using the two-sample t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and logistic regression. The psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the FCV-19S were evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis and Rash analysis. Participants and Methods: A cross-sectional online survey recruited 387 Mozambicans aged 18 to 70 years. Purpose: This study aimed to validate the Portuguese version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and investigate its association with sociodemographic and pandemic-related variables in the population of Mozambique. Rubia Carla Formighieri Giordani, 1 Suely Ruiz Giolo, 2 Camila Muhl, 3 Arune João Estavela, 4 Janete Ismael Mabuie Gove 4ġDepartment of Nutrition, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil 2Department of Statistics, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil 3Department of Psychology, FAE University, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil 4High Institute of Health Sciences, Maputo, MozambiqueĬorrespondence: Rubia Carla Formighieri Giordaniĭepartment of Nutrition, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana, 80210-170, Brazil
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