Insights into self-reported food allergies in Romanian schoolchildren.

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Frontiers in allergy Pub Date : 2025-01-21 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.3389/falgy.2024.1472673

Claudia Felicia Pop, Daniela Rajka, Ioana Corina Bocsan, Petronela Alina Coblisan, Gabriela Edita Ichim, Anna Lazar, Paraschiva Chereches-Panta

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Abstract

The prevalence of food allergy (FA) varies worldwide with an increasing rate in the last decades. Data of self-reported FA have been recorded by most European countries, the US, Canada and Australia, but not Romania. The aim of this study is to analyze the prevalence and severity of FA and to assess the extent of information the medical and teaching staff in schools have on students' medical history.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was performed in schoolchildren from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, using an online questionnaire delivered to their parents.

Results and conclusions: Seven hundred and eight individuals completed the entire questionnaire. The prevalence of self-reported FA was 8.9%, 28.6% presented food-induced angioedema and 38.1% required ER presentation. Cow milk (36.5%), egg (9.5%), strawberry (20.6%) and nuts (2.7%)were the most frequent culprit foods. The lack of an appropriate and accurate communication with the medical and teaching staff in the school suggest the requirement for further measures for parents and children educations regarding food allergy detection and management.

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对罗马尼亚学童自报食物过敏症的了解。

食物过敏症（FA）的发病率在全球范围内各不相同，在过去几十年中发病率呈上升趋势。大多数欧洲国家、美国、加拿大和澳大利亚都记录了自我报告的食物过敏数据，但罗马尼亚没有。本研究旨在分析食物过敏症的发病率和严重程度，并评估学校的医务人员和教职员工对学生病史的了解程度：方法：对罗马尼亚克卢日-纳波卡（Cluj-Napoca）的在校学生进行了横断面调查，并向其家长发放了在线问卷：结果和结论：78 人完成了整个问卷调查。自我报告的血管性水肿发病率为 8.9%，28.6% 出现食物诱发的血管性水肿，38.1% 需要急诊室就诊。牛奶（36.5%）、鸡蛋（9.5%）、草莓（20.6%）和坚果（2.7%）是最常见的致病食物。由于与学校的医务人员和教学人员缺乏适当和准确的沟通，因此需要采取进一步措施，对家长和儿童进行有关食物过敏检测和管理的教育。

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