Winnipeg-based elementary school teachers’ perspectives on food allergy management: a qualitative analysis

Table 1 Participant characteristics

		n	%
Sex	Male	2	12.5
Sex	Female	14	87.5
Personal experience with food allergy*	Direct,	5	31.3
	Indirect	6	37.5
	None	5	31.3
School type	Private	2	12.5
School type	Public	14	87.5
Income level of school area^**	Lower income	7	53.8
Grades taught***	Kindergarten - Grade 3	14	-
Grades taught***	Grade 4–6	5	-
Type of class	Same age	8	50.0
Type of class	Multi-age	8	50.0
Years of teaching experience	< 5 years	5	31.3
	> 5 years	8	50.0
	Not reported	3	18.7

*Direct personal experience refers to participants who reported they had or have a food allergy, while indirect personal experience refers to those who had partners, family members and/or friends who had or have a food allergy. Participants who did not explicitly disclose personal experience with food allergy were counted under the category “no experience”
**School income areas were compared based on the low income cut-offs, after tax [21] for N = 13 teachers who taught in public schools
***Does not total N = 16; some teachers taught in multiple classes and/or grades

ISSN: 1710-1492