Niveles de actividad física de estudiantes universitarios en COVID-19: ¿Mayores retos para las mujeres que para los hombres?

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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v62.109236

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actividad física, pandemia, covid-19, estudiantes universitarios

Resumen

Los estudios han indicado niveles más bajos de actividad física y condiciones de salud inadecuadas entre los jóvenes estudiantes universitarios, que pueden haberse exacerbado durante la pandemia de COVID-19. Así, este estudio tuvo como objetivo analizar los niveles de actividad física en función de las condiciones sociodemográficas y de salud de los estudiantes universitarios durante el período de pandemia. Este estudio transversal incluyó a 235 estudiantes de una universidad pública y multicampus del estado de Bahía, Brasil, de julio a octubre de 2020, cuando se suspendieron las actividades presenciales. Los niveles de actividad física se evaluaron mediante el Cuestionario Internacional de Actividad Física (formulario abreviado), y un cuestionario desarrollado por los investigadores evaluó las condiciones sociodemográficas y de salud, ambos aplicados a través de Google Forms®. La mayoría de los participantes (59,1%) mostraron niveles insuficientes de actividad física. Sólo el sexo difirió significativamente (p <0,001), con una mayor proporción de mujeres (65,7%) que informaron niveles más bajos de actividad física que los hombres (38,6%). Los desafíos de barreras pueden haber limitado la incorporación de la actividad física entre las mujeres universitarias durante la pandemia de COVID-19. Se necesita más investigación para dilucidar los hallazgos de este estudio.

Biografía del autor/a

Valdinei de Freitas Rodrigues , Universidade do Estado da Bahia

Postgraduate program in Public Health, Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; valdneifreitas01@gmail.com

Carlos Rafaell Correia-Oliveira , Universidade do Estado da Bahia

Auxiliar Professor, Department of Human Sciences, State University of Bahia, Jacobina, Bahia, Brazil; crafaoliveira@yahoo.com.br

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2024-11-20

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de Freitas Rodrigues, V. ., Correia-Oliveira, C. R., & Lopes Cavalcante Neto, J. (2024). Niveles de actividad física de estudiantes universitarios en COVID-19: ¿Mayores retos para las mujeres que para los hombres?. Retos, 62, 564–570. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v62.109236

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