Pistorius A G, Hohn E W, van der Merwe C A
Department of Psychology Faculty of Basic Sciences, Medical University of Southern Africa, Medunsa.
J S Afr Vet Assoc. 1992 Dec;63(4):166-71.
To further the study of human-companion animal interactions in black developing communities, the clients (n = 94) of a university-based animal hospital, serving primarily a developing community, were interviewed. The interviews covered demographics, socio-economic aspects, perceptions, values and attitudes of clients towards their dogs. Regular and new clients were compared. A profile of the hospital's black clientele was also constructed. The study showed that the majority of black clients value their dogs for the sake of security and protection. Attitudes towards pets parallelled improvements in socio-economic status. Most clients felt positive towards existing veterinary services. The results of this study support and highlight the value of a previous observational study and could prove to be invaluable in designing, implementing and planning socially relevant animal health services.
为了进一步研究黑人发展中社区里人与伴侣动物之间的互动，我们对一家主要服务于发展中社区的大学动物医院的客户（n = 94）进行了访谈。访谈内容涵盖了人口统计学、社会经济方面、客户对其狗的认知、价值观和态度。对老客户和新客户进行了比较。还构建了该医院黑人客户的概况。研究表明，大多数黑人客户因安全和保护的原因重视他们的狗。对宠物的态度与社会经济地位的改善并行。大多数客户对现有的兽医服务持积极态度。这项研究的结果支持并突出了先前一项观察性研究的价值，并且在设计、实施和规划与社会相关的动物健康服务方面可能被证明具有极高价值。
