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oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:1034...
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Santos, Mae Jhelene L. Merrill, Kaitlyn Riediger, Natalie Abrams, Elissa M. Piquemal, Nathalie Simons, Elinor Protudjer, Jennifer L.P.Langue
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BioMed Central
Category
Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology : Official Journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Year
2023
listing date
9/22/2023
Keywords
teachers’ schools management children school theme foodAbstract
BACKGROUND: Food allergy affects 7-8% of children worldwide.
Teachers supervise children in school, where most children spend their day.
Yet, teachers have variable food allergy-related knowledge.
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to identify how Winnipeg-based elementary school teachers manage food allergy and prevent food-triggered allergic reactions in their classrooms and schools.
METHODS: Kindergarten-Grade 6 public and private school teachers, from Winnipeg, Canada, were interviewed virtually upon providing written informed consent.
Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim.
The study followed a pragmatic framework.
Data were analysed via thematic analysis by multiple researchers.
RESULTS: We interviewed 16 teachers, who primarily identified as female (87.5%).
Most teachers worked in public schools (87.5%) and, on average, had 5.8 years of teaching experience.
We identified four themes within the data.
Most teachers (68.9%) had direct or indirect experience with food allergy.
Theme 1 described the minimal standardization and inconsistent enforcement of food allergy policies between and within schools.
Teachers also had varied food allergy knowledge.
Theme 2 reflected teachers’ variable confidence/perceived knowledge towards food allergy management, including feeling of stress and anxiety.
Theme 3 captured the lack of standardized food allergy education for teachers, and concerns about the adequacy of the current provincial program.
Theme 4 described how teachers spoke of relying on other school staff, families and students to have effective communication.
CONCLUSION: Teachers’ food allergy management was informed by their knowledge and lived experience, guided by their school policies and individualized students’ needs.
Teachers identified gaps in knowledge and communication, and desired more training and resources.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13223-023-00798-z.
Santos, Mae Jhelene L.,Merrill, Kaitlyn,Riediger, Natalie,Abrams, Elissa M.,Piquemal, Nathalie,Simons, Elinor,Protudjer, Jennifer L.P., 2023, Winnipeg-based elementary school teachers’ perspectives on food allergy management: a qualitative analysis, BioMed Central
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