Companion animal’s ownership during the COVID-19 pandemic in Havana, Cuba
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companion animals, personal satisfaction, psico-affective health, COVID-19, CubaAbstract
During the COVID-19 pandemic, people are prone to suffer dysfunctions in their physical and psico-affective health. Companion animals (AC) have beneficial effects on people’s health during these contingencies. With the aim of exploring the perception of AC’s owners on these aspects during the pandemic, compared to those who have not AC, we carried out a study including 187 participants 20 years of age or older, 106 with AC (group TAC) and 81 without AC (group NTAC). 95.29 % admitted feeling (very) satisfied when sharing with AC. 93.39 % revealed that having an AC improved their psychological and emotional wellbeing. Opinions regarding the questionnaire and the investigation topic were favourable. Surveyed people perceived that keeping ACs was beneficial during COVID-19 and recommended to continue studying this topic.
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