Samsun ili kreş ve anaokulu çocuklarında besin alerjisi yaygınlığı

Aim: In recent years the frequency of food allergy in children is gradually increasing Food allergy affects growth development and quality of life adversely There is no enough research in the preschool age group which food allergy is seen more frequent In this study we investigated the prevalence of food allergy in nursery and kindergarten children living in Samsun Material and Method: In this study we included the nursery and kindergarten children living in Samsun A standardized self administered questionnaire on food allergy was handed out to 2390 parents We achieved response rate of 53 5 The parents of children with suspected food allergy were called by phone to learn detailed history Results: The prevalence of parental perceived allergic reactions to food was 7 7 99 subjects Of these 51 5 subjects were male There were no differences between the mean age of children with FA 5 03 plusmn;1 0 and the healthy children 5 17 plusmn;0 86 The prevalence of the FA in the three years olds was lower than the other age groups The most common allergic foods were hen rsquo;s egg 25 3 and chocolate 21 2 foods additives 1 2 strawberry 9 2 cow milk 7 1 and nuts 4 1 The most reported systemic reactions to foods were related with skin 53 5 and gastrointestinal systems 31 4 Conclusions: The prevalence of food allergy was similar to our country and the Asia countries but lower than the European and American countries Food allergy should be kept in mind in preschool children with recurrent skin and gastrointestinal tract symptoms Turk Arch Ped 2013; 48: 288 93