| Title: | Cat and Dog Ownership in Early Life and Infant Development : A Prospective Birth Cohort Study of Japan Environment and Children's Study |
| Authors: | Minatoya, Machiko Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Araki, Atsuko Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Miyashita, Chihiro Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Itoh, Sachiko Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Kobayashi, Sumitaka Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Yamazaki, Keiko Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Ait Bamai, Yu Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Saijyo, Yasuaki Browse this author |
| Ito, Yoshiya Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Kishi, Reiko Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Kamijima, Michihiro Browse this author |
| Yamazaki, Shin Browse this author |
| Ohya, Yukihiro Browse this author |
| Kishi, Reiko Browse this author |
| Yaegashi, Nobuo Browse this author |
| Hashimoto, Koichi Browse this author |
| Mori, Chisato Browse this author |
| Ito, Shuichi Browse this author |
| Yamagata, Zentaro Browse this author |
| Inadera, Hidekuni Browse this author |
| Nakayama, Takeo Browse this author |
| Iso, Hiroyasu Browse this author |
| Shima, Masayuki Browse this author |
| Kurozawa, Youichi Browse this author |
| Suganuma, Narufumi Browse this author |
| Kusuhara, Koichi Browse this author |
| Katoh, Takahiko Browse this author |
| Keywords: | pet ownership |
| child development |
| birth cohort |
| ASQ-3 |
| Issue Date: | Jan-2020 |
| Publisher: | MDPI |
| Journal Title: | International journal of environmental research and public health |
| Volume: | 17 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page: | 205 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph17010205 |
| Abstract: | Contact with companion animals has been suggested to have important roles in enhancing child development. However, studies focused on child development and pet ownership at a very early age are limited. The purpose of the current study was to investigate child development in relation to pet ownership at an early age in a nationwide prospective birth cohort study: the Japan Environment and Children's Study. Associations between cat and dog ownership at six months and infant development at 12 months of age were examined in this study. Infant development was assessed using the Ages & Stages Questionnaires(TM) (ASQ-3) at 12 months. Among participants of (Japan Environment and Children's Study) JECS, those with available data of cat and dog ownership at six months and data for the ASQ-3 at 12 months were included (n = 78,868). Having dogs showed higher percentages of pass in all five domains measured by ASQ-3 (communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem-solving, and personal-social) compared to those who did not have dogs. Significantly decreased odds ratios (ORs) of developmental delays were observed in association with having dogs in all fix domains (communication: OR = 0.73, gross motor: OR = 0.86, fine motor: OR = 0.84, problem-solving: OR = 0.90, personal-social: OR = 0.83). This study suggested that early life dog ownership may reduce the risks of child developmental delays. |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Type: | article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/77031 |
| Appears in Collections: | 環境健康科学研究教育センター (Center for Environmental and Health Sciences) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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