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ArticleBMC public health2020

"I want to really crack this nut": an analysis of parent-perceived policy needs surrounding food allergy.

Elissa M Abrams, Elinor Simons, Jennifer Gerdts, Orla Nazarko, Beatrice Povolo, Jennifer L P Protudjer

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Article in BMC public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. It takes a village: perceptions of Winnipeg parents, students, teachers and school staff regarding the impact of food allergy on school-age students and their families.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Elissa M AbramsSection of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Elinor SimonsSection of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Jennifer GerdtsFood Allergy Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Orla NazarkoParticipant Advisory Committee to J Protudjer, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Beatrice PovoloAdvocacy and Media Relations, Food Allergy Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Jennifer L P ProtudjerUniversity of Manitoba, 501G-715 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 3P4, Canada. Jennifer.Protudjer@umanitoba.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3888-8688
University of Manitoba · CAAllerGen · CA

Funding

Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba Start Up FundsThe University of Manitoba Start Up Funds
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn Canada, anaphylaxis-level food allergy constitutes a legal disability. Yet, no nationwide policies exist to support families. We sought to understand what parents of children with food allergy perceive as the most pressing food allergy-related policy concerns in Canada.

methodsBetween March-June 2019, we interviewed 23 families whose food allergic children (N = 28mean age 7.9 years) attending an allergy clinic in Winnipeg, Canada. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and analyzed using content analysis.

resultsOver 40% of children had multiple food allergies, representing most of Health Canada's priority allergens. We identified four themes: (1) High prevalence. High priority?. (2) Food labels can be misleading, (3) Costs and creative ideas, and (4) Do we have to just deal with the status quo around allergies?

conclusionFood allergy ought to be a national policy priority, to improve the process for precautionary labelling, to improve funding, educational tools access to care, and knowledge of current allergy guidelines.

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Food HypersensitivityFood LabelingParentsAllergensCanadaChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleNutsPrevalenceSurveys and QuestionnairesAllergensChildrenFood allergyPatient-oriented researchPerceived needsPolicyQualitative

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PMID32738893
PMCPMC7395383
OpenAlexW3046800647

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