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ArticleAllergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology2022

Associations between food allergy, country of residence, and healthcare access.

Kaitlyn A Merrill, Elissa M Abrams, Sara V Good, Ruchi S Gupta, Carina Venter, Tara Lynn M Frykas, Michael A Golding, Jennifer L P Protudjer

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Article in Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Kaitlyn A MerrillDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. kaitlyn.merrill@umanitoba.ca.
Elissa M AbramsDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Sara V GoodDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Ruchi S GuptaFeinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Carina VenterPediatric Allergy and Immunology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA.
Tara Lynn M FrykasDepartment of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Michael A GoldingDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Jennifer L P ProtudjerDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.

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University of Manitoba 54342
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo date, little consideration has been given to access to allergy-related care, despite the fact that food allergy affects a considerable proportion of children. As such, the current study aimed to describe access to food allergy-related services in Canada and the United States (US).

methodsParticipants were recruited via social media from March-July 2021 and were asked to complete an online survey focused on food allergy-related medical care. Participants were Canadian and US residents who live with a child < 18 years old, with ≥ 1 food allergy. A series of logistic regressions were used to assess the associations between country of residence and type of allergy testing utilized during diagnosis.

resultsFifty-nine participants were included in the analysis (Canadian: 32/59; 54.2%; US residents: 27/59; 45.8%). Relative to Canadian participants, US respondents were less likely to be diagnosed using an oral food challenge (OFC; OR 0.16; 95% CI 0.04; 0.75: p < 0.05). Compared to children diagnosed by age 2 years, those diagnosed at age 3 years and older were less likely to have been diagnosed using an OFC (OR 0.12; 95% CI 0.01; 1.01; p = 0.05).

conclusionsAccess to food allergy-related services, varies between Canada and the US. We speculate that this variation may reflect differences in clinical practice and types of insurance coverage. Findings also underscore the need for more research centered on food allergy-related health care, specifically diagnostic testing, among larger and more diverse samples.

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Canadian healthcareFood allergyHealthcare accessOral food challengeUnited States healthcare

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PMCPMC9724306

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