Temporal examination of adult food insecurity amongst Canadian families managing food allergy

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dc.contributor.authorGolding, Michael A.
dc.contributor.authorRoos, Leslie E.
dc.contributor.authorAbrams, Elissa M.
dc.contributor.authorGerdts, Jennifer D.
dc.contributor.authorProtudjer, Jennifer L. P.
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-01T17:41:02Z
dc.date.available2023-06-01T17:41:02Z
dc.date.issued2023-05-27
dc.date.updated2023-06-01T03:27:51Z
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background Pediatric food allergy is associated with excess familial food costs compared to families without allergy. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, food prices have increased substantially. Objective To understand the temporal pattern of food insecurity amongst Canadian families with food allergy from the year prior to the pandemic, through May 2022. Methods Using data collected electronically from families reporting food allergy using a validated food security questionnaire, we estimated food insecurity, including categories of food insecurity (marginal, moderate, secure) in the year prior to the pandemic (2019; Wave 1), and the first (2020; Wave 2) and second years of the pandemic (2022; Wave 3). Results Participants in all waves were commonly in 2 + adult, 2 child households. Less than half of participants (Waves 1–3: 45.7%, 31.0%, and 22.9%, respectively) reported household incomes below the median Canadian. Common allergies were milk, eggs, peanuts and tree nuts. In Wave 1, 22.9% of families reported food insecurity; corresponding numbers at Waves 2 and 3 were 30.6% and 74.4%, respectively, representing an overall increase of 225.6%, including notable increases in severe food insecurity. Conclusion Canadian families with pediatric food allergy report higher rates of food insecurity compared to the general Canadian population, especially during the pandemic.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAllergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology. 2023 May 27;19(1):45
dc.identifier.citationAllergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology. 2023 May 27;19(1):45
dc.identifier.citationAllergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology. 2023 May 27;19(1):45
dc.identifier.citationAllergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology. 2023 May 27;19(1):45
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s13223-023-00802-6
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13223-023-00802-6
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/37366
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.publisherBioMed Central (BMC)en_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.rights.holderThe Author(s)
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectfood allergyen_US
dc.subjectfood insecurityen_US
dc.titleTemporal examination of adult food insecurity amongst Canadian families managing food allergyen_US
dc.typejournal articleen_US
local.author.affiliationRady Faculty of Health Sciences::Max Rady College of Medicine::Department of Pediatrics and Child Healthen_US
oaire.citation.issue1en_US
oaire.citation.startPage45en_US
oaire.citation.titleAllergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunologyen_US
oaire.citation.volume19en_US
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