Table 1 Characteristics of Children and Parents
From: An online, peer-mentored food allergy education program improves children’s and parents’ confidence
Children | Parents | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-program (N = 17) | Post-program (N = 11) | Pre-program (N = 25) | Post-program (N = 23) | |||||
n | % | N | % | n | % | n | % | |
Boys | 9 | 56.3 | 5 | 50.0 | 15 | 60.0 | 16 | 69.6 |
Ontario residence | 9 | 52.9 | 8 | 80.0 | 12 | 48.0 | 15 | 65.2 |
Food allergies* | ||||||||
Milk | 1 | 5.9 | 1 | 9.1 | 2 | 8.0 | 3 | 13.0 |
Egg | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 18.2 | 2 | 8.0 | 2 | 8.7 |
Peanut | 14 | 82.4 | 10 | 90.9 | 19 | 76.0 | 19 | 82.6 |
Tree nut | 13 | 76.5 | 9 | 81.8 | 20 | 80.0 | 19 | 82.6 |
Fish | 3 | 17.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.0 | 2 | 8.7 |
Crustaceans | 4 | 23.5 | 4 | 36.4 | 8 | 32.0 | 5 | 21.7 |
Soy | 2 | 11.8 | 1 | 9.1 | 1 | 4.0 | 2 | 8.7 |
Wheat and Triticale | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.3 |
Sesame | 5 | 29.4 | 4 | 36.4 | 6 | 24.0 | 7 | 30.4 |
Mustard | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Other† | 5 | 29.4 | 1 | 9.1 | 5 | 20.0 | 4 | 17.4 |
Age at Diagnosis‡ | ||||||||
0–2 years | 6 | 35.3 | 3 | 27.3 | 21 | 84.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
3–6 years | 10 | 58.8 | 8 | 72.7 | 4 | 16.0 | 3 | 13.0 |
7–11 years | 1 | 5.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |