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Identifier	Thesis 1843
Author	McBride, Michelle M. M., 1968-
Title	Assessing the need for a food allergy awareness and prevention program / Michelle M.M. McBride
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2006
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	An internet-based survey which asked about various issues related to food allergies was completed by 492 primary caregivers of young children during a 10 week period. Respondents were solicited through local and online food allergy support groups as well as notices handed out at pre-schools and a pediatrician's office. The focus of this survey was to determine: (1) what FA facts caregivers were already aware of and gaps in knowledge, and (2) participants' health beliefs about the seriousness of FA. For many of the research questions in this study, primary caregivers of at least one child with FA made up one group while those whose children do not have FA made up a comparison group. Prevalence of FA was overestimated by most (75%) respondents. Fifty-nine percent of caregivers of children at high risk of FA incorrectly perceived their child's risk level; they underestimated the actual risk of their child developing FA. Moreover, most (82%) had never been told by their health care providers what the actual risk of FA was for their children, though evidence-based recommendations for primary prevention of FA in high risk infants are known in the medical community. A large percentage (78%) accurately stated that parents should think about their child's FA risk during pregnancy. There is a need for a FA awareness and prevention program that initiates a dialogue between expecting-parents and their physicians. One limiting factor in this study was the skewed sample of respondents. They were disproportionately from high income families, were highly educated, and came primarily from the Northeast.
Subject	Food allergy in children
Department	Department of Psychology
Advisor	Goldstein, Marc B.
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	70170788
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