Associations between food allergy, country of residence, and healthcare access

To date, little consideration has been given to access to allergy-related care, despite the fact that food allergy affects a considerable proportion of children. As such, the current study aimed to describe access to food allergy-related services in Canada and the United States (US). Participants we...

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Published in:Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology asthma, and clinical immunology, 2022-12, Vol.18 (1), p.103-103, Article 103
Main Authors: Merrill, Kaitlyn A, Abrams, Elissa M, Good, Sara V, Gupta, Ruchi S, Venter, Carina, Frykas, Tara Lynn M, Golding, Michael A, Protudjer, Jennifer L P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Allergy
Analysis
Asthma
Canada Health Act
Canadian healthcare
Diagnostic tests
Food allergies
Food allergy
Health care policy
Health surveys
Healthcare access
Immunoglobulins
Letter to the Editor
Medicaid
Medicare
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Oral food challenge
Quality of life
Regression analysis
Surveys
Testing
United States healthcare
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Summary:To date, little consideration has been given to access to allergy-related care, despite the fact that food allergy affects a considerable proportion of children. As such, the current study aimed to describe access to food allergy-related services in Canada and the United States (US). Participants were recruited via social media from March-July 2021 and were asked to complete an online survey focused on food allergy-related medical care. Participants were Canadian and US residents who live with a child 
ISSN:1710-1484
1710-1492
1710-1492
DOI:10.1186/s13223-022-00745-4