Impact of food allergy on food insecurity and health literacy in a tertiary care pediatric allergy population.
Meredith A DilleyMallikarjuna RettigantiLynn ChristieErin O'BrienMegan PattersonConnelly WeeksJulia AronsonAmy M ScurlockTamara T PerryRobbie D PesekMatthew C BellJoshua L KennedyPeggy ChandlerJames MageeLarry SimmonsSheva K ChervinskiyPatrick CaseyStacie M JonesPublished in: Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (2019)
Food allergy to milk and egg was associated with increased risk of household FI. Food-insecure participants had lower HL than their food-secure counterparts. Further work is needed to define risks associated with FI among food-allergic children to improve screening and management strategies.