Title |
What do school personnel know, think and feel about food allergies?
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Published in |
Clinical and Translational Allergy, November 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/2045-7022-3-39 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Laura Polloni, Francesca Lazzarotto, Alice Toniolo, Giorgia Ducolin, Antonella Muraro |
Abstract |
The incidence of food allergy is such that most schools will be attended by at least one food allergic child, obliging school personnel to cope with cases at risk of severe allergic reactions. Schools need to know about food allergy and anaphylaxis management to ensure the personal safety of an increasing number of students. The aim of this study was to investigate Italian school teachers and principals' knowledge, perceptions and feelings concerning food allergy and anaphylaxis, to deeply understand how to effectively support schools to manage a severely allergic child. In addition a further assessment of the impact of multidisciplinary courses on participants was undertaken. |
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United States | 5 | 50% |
Spain | 1 | 10% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 10% |
Unknown | 3 | 30% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 8 | 80% |
Scientists | 1 | 10% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
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Unknown | 70 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Master | 12 | 17% |
Student > Bachelor | 11 | 16% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 11% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 9% |
Other | 4 | 6% |
Other | 7 | 10% |
Unknown | 22 | 31% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 30% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 14% |
Psychology | 4 | 6% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 4% |
Engineering | 2 | 3% |
Other | 8 | 11% |
Unknown | 22 | 31% |