Exploring the Concern about Food Allergies among Secondary School and University Students in Ontario, Canada: A Descriptive Analysis
| Autor: | Daniel W. Harrington, James K. H. Jung, Shannon E. Majowicz, Sarah M. Courtney |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Gerontology
021110 strategic defence & security studies Allergy Blinding Article Subject Demographics Descriptive statistics business.industry education 0211 other engineering and technologies 02 engineering and technology Food safety medicine.disease Risk perception 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Immunology and Allergy Medicine Food preparation 030212 general & internal medicine business Research Article Ontario canada |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Allergy |
| ISSN: | 1687-9791 1687-9783 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2017/2051916 |
| Popis: | Our objective was to explore the perceived risk of food allergies among students in Ontario, Canada. We analyzed blinding questions (“I am concerned about food allergies”; “food allergies are currently a big threat to my health”) from three existing food safety surveys, given to high school and university undergraduate students (n=3,451) circa February 2015, using descriptive analysis, and explored how concern related to demographics and self-reported cooking ability using linear regression. Overall, high school students were neutral in their concern, although Food and Nutrition students specifically were significantly less concerned (p=0.002) than high school students overall. University undergraduates were moderately unconcerned about food allergies. Concern was highest in younger students, decreasing between 13 and 18 years of age and plateauing between 19 and 23 years. Among students aged 13–18 years, concern was higher among those who worked or volunteered in a daycare and who had previously taken a food preparation course. Among students aged 19–23 years, concern was higher among females and those with less advanced cooking abilities. Concern was significantly correlated with perceiving food allergies as a personal threat. This study offers a first exploration of perceived risk of food allergies among this demographic and can guide future, more rigorous assessments. |
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