Molecular sensitization patterns of common food-and respiratory allergens in the Hungarian population.

Background: Recently developed Immunoglobulin-E (IgE) based molecular allergy diagnostics provide the ability of identifying allergenic components or ingredients at the molecular level (component-resolved-diagnosis, CRD). Compared to the classical IgE-based allergy diagnostics, molecular technology is providing more sensitive and specific IgE-sensitization patterns. Certain sensitization patterns are characteristic of large geographic regions.

Growth monitoring: a survey of current practices of primary care paediatricians in Europe.

Objective: We aimed to study current practices in growth monitoring by European primary care paediatricians and to explore their perceived needs in this field.

Methods: We developed a cross-sectional, anonymous on-line survey and contacted primary care paediatricians listed in national directories in the 18 European countries with a confederation of primary care paediatricians. Paediatricians participated in the survey between April and September 2011.

Measurement of ethnic background in cross-national school surveys: agreement between students' and parents' responses.

Purpose: Indicators such as country of birth and language spoken at home have been used as proxy measures for ethnic background, but the validity of these indicators in surveys among school children remains unclear. This study aimed at comparing item response and student-parent agreement on four questions about country of birth and language spoken at home in three European countries.

Methods: We analyzed data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Child-Parent Validation Study 2005, including 486 matched student-parent pairs from Denmark, Hungary, and Scotland.

Paediatric environmental health in Hungary.

A review is given on the state of activities regarding environmental health in Hungary, with special respect to present and future health of children.

Relation between the socioeconomic status of the family and primary allergy prevention in infant feeding in Hajdu-Bihar County, Hungary.

Background: The relationship between socioeconomic status and preventive care is an important issue in public health practice in Hungary. Our aim was to investigate the association between the socioeconomic status and the present practice of primary allergy prevention in infant feeding in Hajdú-Bihar County, Hungary.

Methods: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey was performed among 3076 infants aged 0-6 months.