Properties of a Scale of Self-Care Behaviors Facing COVID-19: An Exploratory Analysis in a Sample of University Students in Huanuco, Peru

The general objective of this article was to construct and describe the psychometric properties a scale selfcare behaviors against COVID-19. It descriptive, cross-sectional, validation study created measure self-care in relation COVID-19 total sample 333 probabilistically selected. Qualitative validity evaluated by review 10 experts quantitative means exploratory factor analysis using principal components method. Internal consistency measured with Cronbach’s alpha twice test-retest calculating intraclass coefficient. final consisted 29 items. Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test adequacy yielded value 0.926, Bartlett’s sphericity X² = 4611 p-value < 0.001. variance explained three retained factors items 50.03%. internal evaluation an initial 0.923 and, second evaluation, showed 0.936. In addition, coefficient 0.929. instrument validated possessed necessary conditions as useful reliable tool for measuring population university students it is important that can be applied other regions world.