Publications by authors named "Anna Hicke-Roberts"
Background: This study investigated risk factors associated with food allergy or food intolerance among school children in two Swedish towns.
Methods: Questionnaires were used to collect data on self-reported food allergy or intolerance (SRFA) in children aged 7-8 years from Mölndal in southwestern Sweden and Kiruna in northern Sweden. It included questions about specific food allergy or intolerance to cows' milk, hens' eggs, fish, peanuts, tree nuts, and cereals and also age of onset, type of symptoms and age of cessation.
Article Synopsis
- Studies show that having pets like cats and dogs during a child's first year can lower the chances of developing allergies later on.
- Two groups of children were studied: one group answered questions about allergies, while the other was checked by doctors for asthma and allergies.
- The results found that kids with more pets had fewer allergic problems, suggesting that having multiple pets might be good for kids' health.
Aim: This study investigated whether allergies among schoolchildren increased in Sweden between 1979 and 2007 and whether the geographical differences observed in previous studies remained.
Methods: We collected questionnaire data on asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (ARC) and eczema in children aged seven to eight years from Mölndal, Gothenburg, in south-western Sweden and Kiruna in northern Sweden in 1979 (n = 4682), 1991 (n = 2481) and 2007 (n = 1029). The same regions and questions were used in all three studies, and extra questions on food allergy or intolerance were added in 2007.
Background And Objective: The hygiene hypothesis stipulates that microbial exposure during early life induces immunologic tolerance via immune stimulation, and hence reduces the risk of allergy development. Several common lifestyle factors and household practices, such as dishwashing methods, may increase microbial exposure. The aim of this study was to investigate if such lifestyle factors are associated with allergy prevalence.
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