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Introducción: el cuidado responsable de una mascota es la condición por la cual una persona asume la responsabilidad de brindar los cuidados necesarios al animal de compañía, entre los cuales deben contemplarse una alimentación adecuada, vivienda, refugio, atención de salud y afecto. Objetivo: conocer la prevalencia de cuidado responsable de mascotas por parte de los niños. Población, material y métodos: luego de obtener consentimiento informado de los padres, y con anuencia de las autoridades escolares, fueron encuestados estudiantes del tercer ciclo de enseñanza escolar básica de escuelas públicas y privadas, del área urbana en los meses de septiembre a diciembre del 2016. Para ello se utilizó encuestas auto administradas en el colegio, en presencia de los profesores. Resultados: ingresaron 191 niños, 62% poseían canidos. El 47% de los animales habitan dentro de la vivienda, 95 % son bien alimentados, 77% posee hábitat propio, 78% son vacunados de forma regular, la prevalencia de abandono fue 9,3%, 23% de los niños presenciaron maltrato contra el animal. Conclusión: la situación encontrada en cuanto a la sanitación, vacunación, recreación, fue bastante alentadora. Deben realizarse esfuerzos para disminuir el maltrato en los animales
Introduction: the responsible care of pets the condition for which a person assumes the responsibility of providing the necessary care to the pet, among which should be considered adequate food, housing, shelter, health care and affection. Objective: to know the prevalence of responsible pet care by children. Population, material and methods: after obtaining informed consent from the parents, and with the consent of the school authorities, students of the third cycle of basic school education of public and private schools, from the urban area in the months of September to December, were surveyed. 2016. For this, self- administered surveys were used in the school, in the presence of the teachers. Results: 191 children entered, 62% had canids. 47% of the animals live inside the house, 95% are well fed, 77% have their own habitat, 78% are vaccinated regularly, the prevalence of abandonment was 9.3%, 23% of the children witnessed abuse against the animal. Conclusion: the situation found in terms of sanitation, vaccination, recreation, was quite encouraging. Efforts should be made to reduce mistreatment in animals
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O objetivo desta pesquisa foi avaliar a percepção sobre zoonoses e posse responsável de pais de alunos, observando o nível de conhecimento e a conscientização dos entrevistados acerca do tema.Uma amostra de conveniência de 64 pais de alunos do pré-escolar de duas escolas situadas na Região Metropolitana do Recife (PE), foi analisada, utilizando um questionário para análise da percepção. Entre os entrevistados, 71,8 por cento não sabiam reconhecer o significado do termo zoonoses, porém 16 por cento souberam reconhecer pelo menos um tipo de zoonose. Doenças transmitidas de animais a humanos foram associadas a suas formas de transmissão, como contato físico entre animais e o homem, mordeduras, contaminação fecal de água e alimentos com cistos e ovos de nematódeos, penetração de larvas de nematódeos na pele e através de insetos vetores. Os principais cuidados com animais de estimação relatados foram vacinação antirrábica (92,2 por cento), administração de anti-helmínticos (76,6 por cento) e consultas ao médico veterinário (82,8 por cento). Contudo, 23,4 por cento dos pais tinham conhecimento que algumas parasitoses transmitidas por fezes de cães e gatos são zoonoses. A conscientização dos pais não apenas sobre doenças transmitidas por animais, mas sobre posse responsável, constitui-se um instrumento importante para reduzir os riscos de transmissão de zoonoses.
The goal of this research was to examine parents' perception of the zoonosis and responsible pet care, observing their level of knowledge and awareness about the theme. A convenience sample of 64 parents from two kindergarten schools located at Metropolitan Region of Recife, Pernambuco State, was surveyed using a perception questionnaire. Findings indicate that 71.8 percent didn't know the meaning of the term zoonosis, but 16 percent recognize at least one type of the disease. Diseases transmitted from animals to humans were associated to the way of transmission, as physical contact between animal and man, bite wound disease, fecal contamination of water, food with cysts or eggs of nematodes, skin penetration of nematodes, and also the arthropod borne disease. The major pet health care reported was rabies vaccine (92.2 percent), anthelmintic therapy (76.6 percent), and pet care provide by a veterinarian (82.8 percent). However, 23.4 percent of the parents had some knowledge about the zoonotic infections transmitted by dogs and cats feces. The parent's awareness not only about the risks about the diseases transmitted from animals to humans but also the responsible pet care, constitute a important tool to reduce risk of zoonosis transmission.