Food insecurity amongst Canadian children with food allergy during the COVID-19 pandemic

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dc.contributor.authorHarbottle, Zoe
dc.contributor.authorPettersson, Jakob
dc.contributor.authorGolding, Michael A.
dc.contributor.authorJonsson, Marina
dc.contributor.authorRoos, Leslie E.
dc.contributor.authorProtudjer, Jennifer
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-11T16:56:08Z
dc.date.available2025-04-11T16:56:08Z
dc.date.issued2025-03-30
dc.date.updated2025-04-01T05:05:12Z
dc.description.abstractAbstract Food insecurity is a growing concern, that is currently estimated to affect 1 in 4 Canadian children. Due to the additional effort required for management and the disproportionate cost of allergy friendly foods, households with food allergy may be at increased risk of experiencing food insecurity. With this in mind, we aimed to describe and compare the prevalence of food insecurity amongst children in households managing pediatric food allergy between 2019, 2020 and 2022 using a repeated cross-sectional design. A total of 117 participants were recruited via social media between these three distinct timepoints, referred to as waves. All participants completed an anonymous online survey consisting of demographic questions and the Household Food Security Module from the Canadian Community Health Survey. Rates of child food insecurity were comparable between Waves 1 and 2 (34% and 35%, respectively; p=0.75), but, increased significantly between Waves 2 and 3 (35% and 56%, respectively; p=0.005). Amongst children identified as food insecure, the proportion who were marginally food insecure remained relatively stable, whereas, levels of moderate food insecurity appeared to increase, although not significantly. Conversely, the proportion classified as severely food insecure decreased across the waves, but again, this difference was not statistically significant. Our findings demonstrate an upward trend in child food insecurity levels, showcasing the need for a larger scale, longitudinal evaluation of the intersection between food allergy and food insecurity. We call on researchers and policy makers to attend to this important issue.
dc.identifier.citationAllergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology. 2025 Mar 30;21(1):14
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s13223-025-00958-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/39014
dc.language.isoeng
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.publisherBMC
dc.rights.holderThe Author(s)
dc.subjectFood allergy
dc.subjectFood insecurity
dc.subjectPediatrics
dc.titleFood insecurity amongst Canadian children with food allergy during the COVID-19 pandemic
dc.typejournal article
local.author.affiliationRady Faculty of Health Sciences::Max Rady College of Medicine::Department of Pediatrics and Child Health
oaire.citation.startPage14
oaire.citation.titleAllergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
oaire.citation.volume21
project.funder.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13039/501100000024
project.funder.nameCanadian Institutes of Health Research
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