CLINICAL LEVEL MEDICAL STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE OF ANIMAL ASSISTED INTERVENTIONS IN HEALTH CARE AND THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARDS IT
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SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
1. Sex *
2. Age (Near whole year) *
3. Religious affiliation *
4. Where did you grow up? *
5. Level of study *
6. Father's highest educational level *
7. Father's occupation (State his last occupation even if he is deceased or retired) *
8. Mother's highest educational level *
9. Mother's occupation (State her last occupation even if he is deceased or retired) *
10. Type of accommodation you are currently occupying with your parents/guardians *
PETS AND THEIR ROLES IN THE FAMILY
1. Define what is a pet? *
2. Name any FOUR organisms that are used as pets in Ghanaian homes *
3. What THREE roles do you think pets play in Ghanaian homes *
4. Do you currently  have a pet at home? *
5. Have you ever had a pet in your home when you were growing up? (Answer only if you do not currently have a pet at home) If you currently have a pet, choose 'Not applicable' *
6. What type of animal (s) is/are your pet(s)? Please be specific. Write 'Not applicable' if you do had never had any pet before or have none currently. *
6. If you have a pet or have ever had one,  are/were you comfortable with the pet around you? (Choose 'Not applicable' if you have never had a pet at home) *
7. Why are/were you comfortable  or SOMEHOW or NOT comfortable with the pet around you? OR Why you never had a pet at home *
8. If you have  or had ever had a pet, what role do you think your pet is playing  or played in your home? (Write NA if you do not have or never had  a pet at home) *
9. If you NEVER  had a pet at home, will you be comfortable having one around you? (Choose 'Not applicable' if you have or ever had a pet at home) *
10. Do you think, pets plays any role in the health of families who own them? *
11. How do you think pets play roles in the health of families? (Please write NA if you DO NOT think pets have any role in the health of the family) *
KNOWLEDGE ON ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY (AAT)
1. Have you heard of Green Care before? *
2. Do you know what is Green Care *
3. Briefly define Green Care if you know what it is? (Write Not applicable if you stated you do  not know what it is) *
4. Ever heard of Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) or Animal Assisted Intervention (AAI) *
5. If ever heard of AAT, what was your earliest source of information (Write 'Not applicable'  if you have not heard of AAT before) *
6. Define AAT if you known what it is? *
7. List THREE category of sick persons  or health disorders who or which can benefit from AAT (Write 'Don't know' if you have no idea about the question) *
8. List THREE animals can be used in AAT  (Write 'Don't know' if you have no idea about the question) *
9. List THREE health facilities that AAT can best be applied (Write 'Don't know' if you have no idea about the question) *
ATTITUDE TOWARDS AAT
There are SEVEN options you are to choose from (Strongly disagree, moderately disagree, slightly disagree, neutral, slightly agree, moderately agree and strongly agree). Please read the questions carefully since for some questions the scores are reversed. Eg for questions  5,6,7,8,9,11,13,15, and 16, the most positive score is Strongly agree goes with a score of 7 and strongly disagree going for 1 point.  For questions 1,2,3,4,10.12 and 14 however, strongly disagree is the most positive score of 7 while strongly agree scores 1. Animal assisted therapy (AAT) is defined as a goal-directed intervention in which an animal is a part of the treatment process delivered by a health/human service professional or a goal directed intervention in which an animal, meeting specific criteria, becomes an integral part of the treatment process or treatment team
1. Animals should NEVER be used in treating any human disease or disorder. *
2. Using animals  for treating of diseases or disorder will increase money a patient or client will spend on healthcare. *
3. More studies need to be done to demonstrate how effective animal-assisted therapy is to health care *
4. Should animals be used to treat human diseases, it can lead to spread of zoonotic (animal to human transmitted) diseases *
5. The use of animals in therapy can facilitate patient and health worker interaction *
6. If animals are used in health facilities, they will not only improve the patient’s emotional health, but also his/her physical health *
7. Using animals in health facilities can help reduce stress among patients *
8. As a  health worker, I will enjoy working with animals *
9. Many people that seek therapy will enjoy having animals as part of their treatment *
10. Animals brought to health facilities can mostly lead to allergies in  many patients *
11. I will be happy if Animal Assisted Therapy is introduced as a course that I can register and study in this university *
12. Introducing animals into treatment can cause them to bite patients or clients if they are near them *
13. All families should keep pets in their houses to ensure mental wellbeing *
14. Animals belong in the wild or in zoos, but not in hospitals *
15. Health professionals should recommend the use of animals for the sick *
16. Joining any training programme  that will equip me to help use animals to treat the sick will be great *
EXPERIENCE WITH ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY
1. Have you at any point in your education been exposed to AAT? *
2. Since you entered the university, have your ever been exposed to AAT in your academic programme? *
3. If you have ever received tuition on AAT, at what level? (Choose 'Not applicable' if you have not yet had any lecture or tuition on AAT) *
5. If you are yet to learn anything about AAT, how would you want to get that knowledge? *
6. Have you come across a book or reading materials on AAT in any library in the university? *
7. Do you know any health facility or health worker who uses animals as part of their treatment protocol? *
8. If you know any health facility or health worker into AAT, which town or city can the person or facility be located? Name the specific community. *
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