Table 4 Demographics, animal husbandry, attachment and practices of fish and bird-owning households (Ontario, Canada)
From: Pet husbandry and infection control practices related to zoonotic disease risks in Ontario, Canada
Variable | Fish (N=53) | Bird (N=22) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
NR | N (%) | NR | N (%) | |
Household Demographics | ||||
Child under 16 yrs living in household | 53 | 34 (64.2) | 22 | 8 (36.4) |
Child under 5 yrs living in household | 53 | 10 (18.9) | 22 | 1 (4.6) |
Adult ≥ 65 yrs living in household | 53 | 2 (3.8) | 22 | 4 (18.2) |
Individual living in household ever diagnosed | 42 | 15 (35.7) | 20 | 7 (35.0) |
with an immunocompromising condition | ||||
Individual < 5 yrs, ≥ 65 yrs, or ever diagnosed | 45 | 24 (53.3) | 21 | 12 (57.1) |
with an immunocompromising condition | ||||
Previous receipt of pet-associated zoonotic disease | 47 | 14 (29.8) | 21 | 7 (33.3) |
education1 | ||||
Housing cleaned2 | 52 | 21 | ||
Daily | 1 (1.9) | 4 (19.1) | ||
Every several days | 1 (1.9) | 3 (14.3) | ||
Weekly | 17 (32.7) | 8 (38.1) | ||
Every 2 weeks | 12 (23.1) | 3 (14.3) | ||
Greater than every 2 weeks | 21 (40.4) | 3 (14.3) | ||
Dump aquarium water | 50 | NA | ||
Toilet | 20 (40.0) | NA | ||
Bathtub or shower | 3 (6.0) | NA | ||
Kitchen sink | 12 (24.0) | NA | ||
Bathroom sink | 8 (16.0) | NA | ||
Outside | 19 (38.0) | NA | ||
Other | 3 (6.0) | NA | ||
Household’s emotional attachment to pet | 50 | 21 | ||
Very attached | 5 (10.0) | 6 (28.6) | ||
Somewhat attached | 22 (44.0) | 10 (47.6) | ||
Not very attached | 19 (38.0) | 5 (23.8) | ||
Not at all attached | 4 (8.0) | 0 | ||
Any children ever clean the animal’s housing2 | 33 | 10 (30.3) | 8 | 3 (37.5) |
Wear gloves when cleaning | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 (33.3) |
Wash hands after cleaning | 10 | 9 (90.0) | 3 | 2 (66.6) |
Children touch the pet (or water for fish) | 30 | 12 (40.0) | 8 | 4 (50.0) |
Children wash hands after touching | 12 | 4 | ||
Always | 4 (33.3) | 2 (50.0) | ||
Usually | 4 (33.3) | 1 (25.0) | ||
Sometimes | 3 (25.0) | 0 | ||
Never | 1 (8.3) | 1 (25.0) | ||
Children’s emotional attachment to the pet | 30 | 8 | ||
Very attached | 3 (10.0) | 1 (12.5) | ||
Somewhat attached | 14 (46.7) | 6 (75.0) | ||
Not very attached | 12 (40.0) | 1 (12.5) | ||
Not at all attached | 1 (3.3) | 0 | ||