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Effectiveness Evaluation of Food Allergy Education Program for Elementary School Children

초등학생의 식품알레르기 교육 프로그램의 효과 평가

  • Kim, Harim (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Myongji University) ;
  • Song, Kyunghee (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Myongji University) ;
  • Lee, Youngmi (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Myongji University) ;
  • Han, Youngshin (Environmental Health Center for Atopic Diseases, Samsung Medical Center) ;
  • Kang, Bomi (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Myongji University) ;
  • Kweoun, Soun Ju (Metropolitan Office of Education)
  • 김하림 (명지대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 송경희 (명지대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 이영미 (명지대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 한영신 (삼성의료원 아토피환경보건센터) ;
  • 강보미 (명지대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 권순주 (서울특별시교육청)
  • Received : 2015.09.04
  • Accepted : 2015.11.30
  • Published : 2015.12.31
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Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the educational effects of an education program about food allergies in elementary school children. We conducted an education program consisting of eight classes for a total of 4,744 students at 100 elementary schools in Seoul and investigated changes in knowledge and awareness about food allergies in participants using a questionnaire. A total of 576 students (12.1%) reported that they have taken medical treatment because of a food allergy. After education, the knowledge score of participants significantly increased from 2.7 to 3.3 out of 5.0 (p<0.001). The ratio of having a friend with a food allergy decreased from 24.7% to 19.8% (p<0.001). The participants responding as having helped a friend with a food allergy significantly increased from 15.5% to 17.7% (p=0.003). Before education, 16.8% of respondents answered that they felt pity for friends with food allergies, whereas this percentage significantly decreased after education (p=0.034). Among 576 students with food allergies, 21.5% reported that they felt depressed due to their food allergies before education. However, the percentage significantly decreased after education (p<0.001). These results suggest that the education program about food allergies for elementary school students needs to be extended more widely to children.

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