Table 3.
Allergy-knowledge score (in points) and factors that influence parental knowledge about allergies.
| Total Sample | CHILD’S AGE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parents of 3–4-Year-Olds | Parents of 5–6-Year-Olds | p | ||
| Mean score | 9.8 | 10.6 | 9.1 | * |
| Upper tertile | 49 | 27 | 22 | * |
| Middle tertile | 81 | 48 | 33 | * |
| Bottom tertile | 67 | 18 | 49 | ** |
| Allergy type | ||||
| Food | 10.5 | 11.2 | 9.6 | ** |
| Cow’s-milk protein | 10.9 | 11.7 | 9.3 | ** |
| Chicken-egg whites | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.7 | |
| Inhaled | 9.7 | 9.2 | 9.9 | |
| House-dust mites | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.7 | |
| Pollen of trees | 10.8 | 9.2 | 11.0 | ** |
| Contact dermatitis | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.0 | * |
| Dog or cat hair | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.6 | |
| Allergies in the family | ||||
| None | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.1 | |
| One parent | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.7 | |
| Both parents | 11.8 | 12.4 | 11.1 | ** |
| Other family members | 9.7 | 9.1 | 10.6 | ** |
| Children’s age at diagnosis (in months) | ||||
| Under 6 months | 11.3 | 11.9 | 10.7 | * |
| Over 6 months | 9.7 | 10.4 | 9.5 | * |
| Parental age | ||||
| <35 years | 9.7 | 10.2 | 9.1 | * |
| >35 years | 9.9 | 10.5 | 9.4 | * |
| Parental education | ||||
| Primary/vocational | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.6 | |
| Secondary | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.3 | |
| University | 11.6 | 12.7 | 11.1 | ** |
| Employment | ||||
| Unemployed/on prolonged leave | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.0 | |
| Employed | 10.5 | 11.2 | 10.3 | * |
Bottom tertile (0–7 points), middle tertile (8–11 points), upper tertile (12–15 points); p < 0.05—*; p < 0.01 **.