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[Review] Vicki Hutton, A Reason to Live: HIV and Animal Companions. Purdue University Press, 2019. 257pp
| Contributor(s):: Wendy Woodward
In 2012, Vicki Hutton interviewed eleven men in Australia who had contracted HIV. The interviews focused on the healing effects of living with ‘companion animals’, some of whom attended the interviews. Hutton illustrates repeatedly how these animals embodied a reason for HIV...
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Reframing Menstruation in India: Metamorphosis of the Menstrual Taboo With the Changing Media Coverage
| Contributor(s):: Yagnik, Arpan Shailesh
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Association between dog guardianship and HIV clinical outcomes
| Contributor(s):: Saberi, P., Neilands, T. B., Johnson, M. O.
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Living with HIV in developed nations: Subjective wellbeing and the human-animal bond
| Contributor(s):: Vicki Elizabeth Hutton
In this thesis, the author looks at wellbeing amongst adults living with HIV in developed nations, and proposes that the human-animal relationship may beneficially contribute to wellbeing for some people with HIV. In the early 1980s the emergence of HIV and AIDS in developed nations created an...
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Perceptions of companion dog benefits on well-being of US military veterans with HIV/AIDS
| Contributor(s):: Kruger, K. S., Stern, S. L., Anstead, G., Finley, E. P.
Objectives: Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) frequently experience psychosocial complications in addition to physical illness. Conflicting data on the value of companion dog ownership in minimizing psychosocial distress suggest the need...
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Prevalence of Potential Zoonotic Enteric Bacterial Pathogens in Dogs and Cats and Factors Associated with Potential Transmission Between Animals and Humans
| Contributor(s):: Omaima Maamoun Ahmed
With the discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), concerns about dangers of pet ownership have increased. Zoonotic organisms associated with cats and dogs, may cause life-threatening infections in immuosuppressed human beings. The...
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Association between Cryptosporidium infection and animal exposure in HIV-infected individuals
| Contributor(s):: Glaser, C. A., Safrin, S., Reingold, A., Newman, T. B.
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[Pet ownership and health status of pets from immunocompromised children, with emphasis in zoonotic diseases]
| Contributor(s):: Abarca, V. K., Lopez Del, P. J., Pena, D. A., Lopez, G. Jc
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Animal-assisted therapy for improving human health
| Contributor(s):: Cevizci, S., Erginoz, E., Baltas, Z.
Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) or Pet Therapy is an adjunctive therapy that takes advantage of human and animal interaction, activates physiological and psychological mechanisms, and initiates positive changes to improve metabolic health. In recent years, this interaction is use to treat...
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The perception of veterinary students about the interaction between human and pets and the risk of zoonosis
| Contributor(s):: Almeida, L. P. de, Almeida, M. L., Carrijo, K. de F., Pirtouscheg, A.
The interaction between humans and animals can benefit and harm. Among the benefits of living with a pet is to improve the quality of life by reducing stress, lowering tensions between family members and increasing compassion in society. On the other hand there is the possibility that some...
