Research Article
Exploring Perceptions and Experiences of Food Allergy among New Canadians from Asia
Table 1
Participant characteristics (
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| Participant characteristics | | Number of participants (%) |
| Gender | Male | 4 (22) | Female | 14 (78) |
| Age group | 18–21 | 4 (22) | 22–25 | 7 (39) | 26–30 | 2 (11) | 31–40 | 3 (17) | 41–50 | 2 (11) |
| Birth place | China | 5 (28) | Hong Kong | 3 (17) | Malaysia | 1 (5) | Philippines | 4 (22) | Thailand | 2 (11) | Vietnam | 1 (5) | Othera | 2 (11) |
| Years lived in Canada | 0–5 | 6 (33) | 6–10 | 4 (22) | 11–20 | 6 (33) | 21+ | 2 (11) |
| Allergic person in household | Self | 14 (78) | Child | 4 (22) |
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Allergyb | Peanut | 6 (33) | Shellfish (including lobster, shrimp, and prawns) | 12 (67) | Fish | 5 (27) | Fruit (including lychee, durian, blueberries, and mango) | 4 (22) | Beans | 2 (11) | Egg | 2 (11) | Wheat | 1 (5) | Milk | 1 (5) |
| Age of diagnosis (years) | 0-1 | 2 (11) | 2–5 | 1 (5) | 6–10 | 3 (17) | 11–15 | 7 (39) | 16–20 | 5 (28) |
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Participant was raised, but not born, in East or Southeast Asia.
bSum is not equal to number of participants due to multiple responses.
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