How do parents access, appraise, and apply health information on early childhood allergy prevention? A focus group and interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

When parents want to make health-related decisions for their child, they need to be able to handle health information from a potentially endless range of sources. Early childhood allergy prevention (ECAP) is a good example: recommendations have shifted from allergen avoidance to early introduction of allergenic foods. We investigated how parents of children under 3 years old access, appraise and apply health information about ECAP, and their respective needs and preferences.

Methods

We conducted 23 focus groups and 24 interviews with 114 parents of children with varied risk for allergies. The recruitment strategy and a topic guide were co-designed with the target group and professionals from public health, education, and medicine. Data were mostly collected via vi

SUBMITTER: Lander J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10149846 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature