Table 4. Determinants of food allergy knowledge and attitudes (logistic regression with backward selection).
Exposure | Outcomes | |
---|---|---|
High allergen-specific knowledge | ||
OR | 95% CI | |
Diner /takeaway vs full service (reference) | 0.35 | 0.16, 0.79 |
Manager vs waiter (reference) | 1.93 | 1.08, 3.46 |
High general food allergy knowledge | ||
OR | 95% CI | |
Number of tables | 1.03 | 1.00*, 1.05 |
Highest school degree vs None/Low/intermediate (reference) | 1.98 | 1.16, 3.37 |
Not agreeing to be responsible when customers have allergic reaction at the premise | ||
OR | 95% CI | |
Not confident to provide a safe meal vs confident (reference) | 1.35 | 1.05, 1.73 |
Would not like to serve customers with food allergies | ||
OR | 95% CI | |
Desires further information on food allergies vs not (reference) | 0.45 | 0.23, 0.87 |
Not confident to provide a safe meal vs confident (reference) | 1.37 | 1.01, 1.84 |
Belief that many of the customer-reported food allergies are not true | ||
OR | 95% CI | |
Female vs male (reference) | 0.57 | 0.34, 0.96 |
Not confident to provide a safe meal vs confident (reference) | 0.75 | 0.58, 0.97 |
Abbreviations: CI = Confidence interval; OR = Odds ratio
* p-value < 0.05