Comparison between General Pediatricians and Other Sub-Specialty of Pediatrics Regarding Knowledge of CMPA
| Autor: | Atef M. Khalil, Omnia Abd-Elhakim Ismail, Hossam Fathi El Saadany |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Allergy Milk protein business.industry Specialty First year of life medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030228 respiratory system Adverse health effect Food allergy Medicine Observational study 030212 general & internal medicine business Pulmonologists |
| Zdroj: | The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine. 83:844-850 |
| ISSN: | 2090-7125 |
| Popis: | Background: Food allergy is an adverse health effect arising from a specific immune response that occurs reproducibly following exposure to a given food. The main cause of food allergies in children under three years old is Cow’s Milk Protein (CMP). The estimated prevalence of Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy (CMPA) is 2% to 3% in the first year of life. An observational study conducted in pediatricians’ offices revealed a gastroenterologist-diagnosed prevalence of 5% in the group of patients. Objective: to compare between general pediatricians and other sub-specialty of pediatrician regarding awareness of cow’s milk protein allergy. Patients and Methods: This study was conducted in El-Sharkia Governorate, Egypt. Pediatricians of both sexes of different subspecialties work in government facility with or without private facility and work in El-Sharkia Governorate. The sample size calculated using open Epi was 256 physicians. Results: This study showed that general pediatricians were 78.1%, gastroenterologists were 3.2%, immunologists were 2.7% and pulmonologists were 3.9%. There was a low level of knowledge about CMA among the studied group. Conclusion: Our findings revealed that there was a low knowledge about Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy among pediatricians. We found a huge variability in general pediatricians and other sub-specialty of pediatrics regarding CMPA. |
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