Evaluation of the Knowledge of Cow’s Milk Allergy among Pediatricians

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Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the level of knowledge of pediatric residents and practicing pediatriciansabout cow’s milk allergy (CMA) and to evaluate the effect of occupational education.Methods: Pediatric residents and pediatricians were included in the study. A survey about CMA was administered to the participants before and after occupational training.Results: A total of 45 doctors were included in the study. Of the group, 31 were pediatric residents and 14 were practicing pediatricians. The pediatric resident group had a mean of 2.3 years professional experience, and the mean was 8.9 years in the pediatriciangroup. The mean number of correct answers of a possible score of 10 before the training was 8.32±1.37 in the resident group and7.5±1.69 in the pediatrician group. There was no significant difference between the groups (p=0.09). The mean number of correctanswers after training was 10 in the pediatric resident group, and 9.71±0.6 in the pediatrician group. The difference between thegroups was statistically significant (p=0.01). Intragroup evaluation post training revealed significantly higher scores (p=0.001).Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that occupational education significantly increased the level of knowledge aboutCMA in both pediatric residents and practicing pediatricians.