Farmer Antibiotic Usage Survey (07/01/21) |
Participant Information Sheet- V2 (29/10/2020)
Research Project Title
Use of antimicrobials in animal health on the Island of Ireland: knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour.
You are being invited to take part in this research project. Before you decide to do so, it is important that you understand why this research is being conducted and what it will involve. Please take some time to read the following information carefully. Please email me at c.mckernan@qub.ac.uk if you have any questions or if you would like more information. Thank you for your time.
The purpose of this research
This research project aims to investigate farmers understanding of antibiotics. It will also explore perceptions, attitudes and opinions that influence behaviours towards antibiotic usage. The project will build upon other research carried out and has been designed to allow comparisons with previous findings, to better understand the behaviours in relation antibiotic usage on the Island of Ireland.
Why have you been invited to take part?
You have been chosen as you are involved in the production of food. It is important to explore your perception, attitudes, knowledge, and opinions in relation to antibiotics, to obtain a better understanding on what influences your behaviour surrounding antibiotic usage.
Use of antimicrobials in animal health on the Island of Ireland: knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour.
You are being invited to take part in this research project. Before you decide to do so, it is important that you understand why this research is being conducted and what it will involve. Please take some time to read the following information carefully. Please email me at c.mckernan@qub.ac.uk if you have any questions or if you would like more information. Thank you for your time.
The purpose of this research
This research project aims to investigate farmers understanding of antibiotics. It will also explore perceptions, attitudes and opinions that influence behaviours towards antibiotic usage. The project will build upon other research carried out and has been designed to allow comparisons with previous findings, to better understand the behaviours in relation antibiotic usage on the Island of Ireland.
Why have you been invited to take part?
You have been chosen as you are involved in the production of food. It is important to explore your perception, attitudes, knowledge, and opinions in relation to antibiotics, to obtain a better understanding on what influences your behaviour surrounding antibiotic usage.
Do I have to take part?
It is up to you whether or not you take part. You can change your mind and withdraw at any stage by closing your browser window. Please note that by taking part in this survey after reading the participation information sheet and providing consent you are allowing your data to be included in this research. At the beginning of the study you will be asked to provide your own unique 4-digit ID code. Your data will only be identified by unique 4-digit code you provide which only the researcher has access to, and the IP address tracking will be turned off. Meaning your information is pseudonymous for the purposes of withdrawal, only the researcher will be able to link you to your data. It is important that you keep/ remember the unique code you provided as if you want to withdraw your response from the database you will have to contact researcher Dr. Claire McKernan (c.mckernan@qub.ac.uk) and provide your unique code, within 2 weeks from survey completion, as after this date data will be aggregated. You do not need to give a reason for withdrawing and this will have no effect on any future relationships with Queen’s University Belfast. The data you provide will be stored in a password protected file on university premises, all data will be kept for no longer than is necessary and will be destroyed after this time.
It is up to you whether or not you take part. You can change your mind and withdraw at any stage by closing your browser window. Please note that by taking part in this survey after reading the participation information sheet and providing consent you are allowing your data to be included in this research. At the beginning of the study you will be asked to provide your own unique 4-digit ID code. Your data will only be identified by unique 4-digit code you provide which only the researcher has access to, and the IP address tracking will be turned off. Meaning your information is pseudonymous for the purposes of withdrawal, only the researcher will be able to link you to your data. It is important that you keep/ remember the unique code you provided as if you want to withdraw your response from the database you will have to contact researcher Dr. Claire McKernan (c.mckernan@qub.ac.uk) and provide your unique code, within 2 weeks from survey completion, as after this date data will be aggregated. You do not need to give a reason for withdrawing and this will have no effect on any future relationships with Queen’s University Belfast. The data you provide will be stored in a password protected file on university premises, all data will be kept for no longer than is necessary and will be destroyed after this time.