Green Care as Alternative Therapy: The Situation in Ghana

Table 2

Level of awareness of Green care among respondents.

Variable	Subgroup	Frequency	Percentage
Have you heard of Green care before (n = 206)	Yes	7	3.4
	No	199	96.6
Do you know what is Green care? (n = 206)	Yes	5	2.4
	No	201	97.6
Definition of Green care (n = 5)	Correct	3	60.0
	Incorrect	2	40.0
Ever heard of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) or animal-assisted intervention (AAI)	Yes	36	17.5
	No	170	82.5
Earliest source of information on AAT (n = 36)	Book	2	5.6
	Friend	3	8.3
	Internet	7	19.4
	Movies	10	27.8
	School	4	11.1
	Television	10	27.8
Have you, at any point in your education, been exposed to AAT?	Yes	1	0.5
	No	205	99.5
I will be happy if AAT is introduced as a course that I can register and study at this university	Strongly disagree	11	5.3
	Moderately disagree	5	2.4
	Slightly disagree	5	2.4
	Not sure	63	30.6
	Slightly agree	49	23.8
	Moderately agree	37	18.0
	Strongly agree	36	17.5