Approaches of Improving Food Allergy Knowledge:  Children with food allergyâ€™s quality of life

Norrina Din; Basri Rashid; Kamal Izzuwan Ramli; Che Noriah Othman

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v3i7.1317

Authors

Norrina Din Universiti Teknologi MARA, Penang Campus,13700 Penang, Malaysia
Basri Rashid Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia
Kamal Izzuwan Ramli Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia
Che Noriah Othman Universiti Teknologi MARA, Penang Campus,13700 Penang, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v3i7.1317

Keywords:

Food allergy, children, nursery employees, knowledge

Abstract

The food allergy commonly affected many people regardless of their age, especially among children. Their life could be dangerous if they are exposed to the food allergen because it will lead to life-threatening. Therefore, the nursery employees need to take extra precaution when dealing with children with food allergy as compared to ordinary children. Thus, this paper warrants to assess the knowledge of the person handling the food allergy children and determination of several approaches is needed to improve their understanding of managing this susceptible population.

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