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Prevalence of food allergy in nursery and kindergarten children in Samsun

Samsun ili kreş ve anaokulu çocuklarında besin alerjisi yaygınlığı

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288–293
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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Food allergy should be kept in mind in preschool children with recurrent skin and gastrointestinal tract symptoms.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: In recent years, the frequency of food allergy in children is gradually increasing.
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Key Findings & Data:A standardized self-administered questionnaire on food allergy was handed out to 2390 parents.
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Conclusion & Impact:Food allergy should be kept in mind in preschool children with recurrent skin and gastrointestinal tract symptoms.
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Aim: In recent years, the frequency of food allergy in children is gradually increasing. Food allergy affects growth, development and quality of life adversely. There is no enough research in the preschool age group which food allergy is seen more frequent. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of food allergy in nursery and kindergarten children living in Samsun. Material and Method: In this study, we included the nursery and kindergarten children living in Samsun. A standardized self-administered questionnaire on food allergy was handed out to 2390 parents. We achieved response rate of 53.5%. The parents of children with suspected food allergy were called by phone to learn detailed history. Results: The prevalence of parental perceived allergic reactions to food was 7.7% (99 subjects). Of these, 51.5% subjects were male. There were no differences between the mean age of children with FA (5.03±1.0) and the healthy children (5.17±0.86). The prevalence of the FA in the three years olds was lower than the other age groups. The most common allergic foods were hen s egg (25.3%) and chocolate (21.2%), foods additives (1.2%), strawberry (9.2%), cow milk (7.1%) and nuts (4.1%). The most reported systemic reactions to foods were related with skin (53.5%) and gastrointestinal systems (31.4%). Conclusions: The prevalence of food allergy was similar to our country and the Asia countries, but lower than the European and American countries. Food allergy should be kept in mind in preschool children with recurrent skin and gastrointestinal tract symptoms.

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Amaç: Çocuklarda besin alerjisi giderek daha sık gelişmekte; büyümeyi, gelişmeyi ve hayat şartlarını olumsuz yönde etkilemektedir. Besin alerjisinin daha sık görüldüğü okul öncesi yaş grubunda yeterli sayıda araştırma bulunmamaktadır. Bu araştırmada, Samsun ilinde yaşayan kreş ve anaokulu çocuklarında besin alerjisi sıklığının belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmamıza Samsun ilindeki kreş ve anaokullarındaki çocuklar alındı. Anket yöntemi kullanılarak 2390 ebeveyne ulaşıldı, %53,5 i geri toplandı. Besin alerjisi olduğu düşünülen çocukların ebeveynlerine telefonla ulaşılarak ayrıntılı öykü ve sorgulama yapıldı. Bulgular: Samsun ili kreş ve anaokulu çocuklarında besin alerjisi sıklığı % 7,7 olarak saptandı. Besin alerjisi saptanan 99 çocuğun %51,5 i erkekti. Besin alerjisi olan çocukların yaş ortalaması ile (5,03±1,0) ve sağlıklı çocuklarınki arasında (5,17±0,86) farklılık yoktu (p=0,17). Üç yaş grubunda diğer yaş gruplarına göre daha düşük oranda besin alerjisi bildirildi. En sık yumurta (%25,3), ikinci sıklıkta ise çikolata (%21,2), sırasıyla katkı maddeli gıdalar (%11,2), çilek (%9,2), süt (%7,1) ve fındık (%4,1) alerjisi bildirildi. Bildirilen bulgular arasında en sık cilt bulguları (%53,5) sonrasında ise sindirim sistemi (%31,4) bulguları bulunmaktaydı. Çıkarımlar: Samsun ilindeki besin alerjisi sıklığının ülkemizdeki diğer bölgelere ve uzak doğu ülkelerine benzer, Avrupa ve Amerika dan daha düşük oranda olduğu gözlendi. Tekrarlayan cilt ve sindirim sistemi bulguları bulunan okul öncesi çocuklarda besin alerjisi akılda tutulmalıdır.

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GÜNER, Ş. N., SÖĞÜT, A., SANCAK, R., BARLIK, F., BARLIK, M. (2022). Prevalence of food allergy in nursery and kindergarten children in Samsun. Türk Pediatri Arşivi, Cilt: 48 - Sayı: 4, 288–293. https://ajindex.com/articles/641306

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