The frequency study of allergy to common food allergens in children 1 to 6 years with suspected food allergy referring Imam Ali Clinic, Shahrekord

Allergy to food substances is considered as one of global health problems particularly in developing countries and its rate, as with other allergic disorders, is growing. The aim of this study was to study frequency of common food allergens in the region.
In this descriptive-analytical study conducted on 230 children 1 to 6 years referring Imam Ali Clinic, Shahrekord in 2014 enrolled by convenience sampling. The children were assigned to two groups of 115 each, those with suspected food allergy and those without food allergy symptoms, and the common food allergens consisting of cow milk, egg, and groundnut were investigated for skin test. T-test and chi-square statistics were used for data analysis.
There was a statistically significant difference between allergic to peanuts, eggs and other allergens (Pepper, banana, fish, kiwi, melons, wheat, peaches, eggplant, squash, tomato and watermelon) in studied groups (P Other allergens were identified with the highest and cow’s milk with the lowest frequency of food allergy in the children. This allergy was higher in food allergy-suspected children compared to the control group.