The industrial development, the increasing number of women going out into a society, the increasing demand for processed food and others have led to changes in life environments, and that is now being another reason for the increasing number of both patients allergic to food and elementary school st...
The industrial development, the increasing number of women going out into a society, the increasing demand for processed food and others have led to changes in life environments, and that is now being another reason for the increasing number of both patients allergic to food and elementary school students who have been diagnosed with food allergies. In the light of that, this study looked into changes in knowledge on and attitudes toward food allergen labelling before and after relevant education was conducted on 257 male and female students in the fourth, fifth and sixth grades at three elementary schools located in Gyeonggi-do.
Most of the students which was 91 of them (35.4%) appeared to acquire knowledge on the food allergen labelling system from ‘TV or the Internet’ and regarding the necessity of the food allergen labelling system education directly carried out by school, 70.8% of the total responded that school needs to educate students on the food allergen labelling system.
In terms of the necessity of how the food allergen labelling system should be applied to school feeding, 80.9% of the students in total wanted the food allergen labelling system to be applied to school feeding and in regard to the appropriate number of classes on the food allergen labelling system education, 132 of the students (51.4%) suggested that ‘once per semester’ would be the most appropriate.
The study compared how perception on the food allergen labelling system application to school feeding has changed before and after the education and found out that as for “interest in the food allergen labelling system”, it increased from 2.50±0.92 before the education to 3.18±0.83 after the education which has helped the study confirm statistically significant differences before and after (P<.001). When it comes to differences caused by gender before and after the education, before the education, the females came up with 3.13±0.31 on average, and that was a result respectively higher than this 3.04±0.27 gained from the males.
According to results of the analysis on percentages of correct answers to questions on food allergies before and after the education, the percentages went up from 48.97±17.42 on average before the education to 62.40±15.92 on average after the education, and that was what had proved statistically significant differences (P<.001). The investigation on how one’s observation of food labelling when one tries to purchase packed meals except for school feeding would change before and after the education was carried out, and it was learned that when it comes to how one would observe food labelling when trying to purchase packed meals except for school feeding, statistically significant differences were gained as the figure rose from 2.96±0.83 before the education to 3.36±0.78 after the education (P<.001).
The study also researched into one’s intention to participate in the food allergies education when any follow-up education is planned and found out that 91.1% of the total answered how they want to participate in follow-up food allergies education afterwards. Results of the analysis on expectation on school in relation to food allergies have revealed that the greatest number of the students which was 47.9% of the total go for ‘Schools give allergies prevention education (education).’
Based on the research findings, this study has reached a conclusion that an elementary school students’ food allergies prevalence rate has been on the rise, and that was what is consequently increasing the importance of food allergen labelling as well. The study, after all, argues for how allergen foods should be presented not only on menu for school feeding but also on packed meals. The students do understand food allergies, but there is a limit for themselves to deal with every one of the allergies accurately by themselves. On that account, this study now suggests that school should come up with ways to systematically carry out the food allergen education which would improve correct understanding and knowledge on food allergens as they try not to make such education one-off.
The industrial development, the increasing number of women going out into a society, the increasing demand for processed food and others have led to changes in life environments, and that is now being another reason for the increasing number of both patients allergic to food and elementary school students who have been diagnosed with food allergies. In the light of that, this study looked into changes in knowledge on and attitudes toward food allergen labelling before and after relevant education was conducted on 257 male and female students in the fourth, fifth and sixth grades at three elementary schools located in Gyeonggi-do.
Most of the students which was 91 of them (35.4%) appeared to acquire knowledge on the food allergen labelling system from ‘TV or the Internet’ and regarding the necessity of the food allergen labelling system education directly carried out by school, 70.8% of the total responded that school needs to educate students on the food allergen labelling system.
In terms of the necessity of how the food allergen labelling system should be applied to school feeding, 80.9% of the students in total wanted the food allergen labelling system to be applied to school feeding and in regard to the appropriate number of classes on the food allergen labelling system education, 132 of the students (51.4%) suggested that ‘once per semester’ would be the most appropriate.
The study compared how perception on the food allergen labelling system application to school feeding has changed before and after the education and found out that as for “interest in the food allergen labelling system”, it increased from 2.50±0.92 before the education to 3.18±0.83 after the education which has helped the study confirm statistically significant differences before and after (P<.001). When it comes to differences caused by gender before and after the education, before the education, the females came up with 3.13±0.31 on average, and that was a result respectively higher than this 3.04±0.27 gained from the males.
According to results of the analysis on percentages of correct answers to questions on food allergies before and after the education, the percentages went up from 48.97±17.42 on average before the education to 62.40±15.92 on average after the education, and that was what had proved statistically significant differences (P<.001). The investigation on how one’s observation of food labelling when one tries to purchase packed meals except for school feeding would change before and after the education was carried out, and it was learned that when it comes to how one would observe food labelling when trying to purchase packed meals except for school feeding, statistically significant differences were gained as the figure rose from 2.96±0.83 before the education to 3.36±0.78 after the education (P<.001).
The study also researched into one’s intention to participate in the food allergies education when any follow-up education is planned and found out that 91.1% of the total answered how they want to participate in follow-up food allergies education afterwards. Results of the analysis on expectation on school in relation to food allergies have revealed that the greatest number of the students which was 47.9% of the total go for ‘Schools give allergies prevention education (education).’
Based on the research findings, this study has reached a conclusion that an elementary school students’ food allergies prevalence rate has been on the rise, and that was what is consequently increasing the importance of food allergen labelling as well. The study, after all, argues for how allergen foods should be presented not only on menu for school feeding but also on packed meals. The students do understand food allergies, but there is a limit for themselves to deal with every one of the allergies accurately by themselves. On that account, this study now suggests that school should come up with ways to systematically carry out the food allergen education which would improve correct understanding and knowledge on food allergens as they try not to make such education one-off.
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