       Document 0052
 DOCN  M9620052
 TI    Pet ownership among persons with AIDS in three Florida counties.
 DT    9602
 AU    Conti L; Lieb S; Liberti T; Wiley-Bayless M; Hepburn K; Diaz T; Office
       of Disease Intervention, Department of Health and; Rehabilitative
       Services, Tallahassee, Fla 32399-0700, USA.
 SO    Am J Public Health. 1995 Nov;85(11):1559-61. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/96036590
 AB    Interviews were conducted among 408 adults with acquired
       immunodeficiency syndrome at three local health departments to determine
       the proportion who owned pets, their perceived attachment to their pets,
       and the proportion who were informed about zoonoses. Nearly half (187,
       or 46%) were living with pets, most commonly dogs (64%), followed by
       cats (38%), fish (15%), birds (8%), reptiles (3%), and rodents (2%).
       Most pet owners (81%) reported an attachment to their pet. Only 10% were
       informed of zoonoses, albeit some incorrectly. Health care providers
       should recognize the high pet ownership rate among persons infected with
       human immunodeficiency virus and correctly inform their patients of
       strategies to sustain a low zoonotic disease incidence.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PSYCHOLOGY  Adult  Animal  *Animals,
       Domestic/PSYCHOLOGY  AIDS-Related Opportunistic
       Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Birds  Bonding, Human-Pet  Cats
       Dogs  Female  Florida/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Human  Male  Registries  Reptiles
       Rodentia  Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.  Zoonoses  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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