Disparities in Caregiver-reported Knowledge, Attitudes, Behaviors, and Clinical Guidance regarding Primary Prevention of Peanut Allergy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Significant differences have been observed in the prevalence of peanut allergy across different US racial and ethnic groups. We aimed to characterize current patterns of infant peanut introduction across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic strata, and their clinical, behavioral and attitudinal correlates.

Methods

Surveys assessing parental knowledge, attitudes and infant feeding behavior were administered to a US population-based sample of 3062 parents/caregivers of children aged 7-42 months. Complex survey-weighted test statistics estimated differences across relevant racial/ethnic, household income, and caregiver educational attainment strata.

Results

Cumulative rates of peanut introduction in the first 11 months of age were significantly higher among White,

SUBMITTER: Warren C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12341296 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature