(Un)Awareness of allergy

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dc.contributor.authorKalpaklioglu A.F.
dc.contributor.authorKalkan I.K.
dc.contributor.authorAkcay A.
dc.contributor.authorReisli I.
dc.contributor.authorCan D.
dc.contributor.authorUzuner N.
dc.contributor.authorEdiger D.
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-25T15:14:49Z
dc.date.available2020-06-25T15:14:49Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.departmentKırıkkale Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground: Allergy is associated with considerable morbidity. Objective: The aim of this multicenter study was to provide insight into allergy knowledge and perceptions among the population. Methods: During the World Allergy Day, several allergy clinics conducted public meetings to encourage the awareness of and education in allergy. At the beginning, participants filled out a questionnaire to assess their knowledge about what is allergy and to determine by whom those symptoms are cared. Results: A total of 256 participants (187 women/69 men, mean age, 31.2 ± 12.5 years) completed the survey. Of the 202 participants with symptoms, 58.9% had physician-diagnosed allergic disease. Among the 19 symptoms evaluated, 56.5% of the symptoms were recognized as related with allergy, and this increased in compliance with education level (r = +0.427; P < 0.001) but not with diagnosed allergy (P = 0.34). Sneezing was the most common symptom thought to be related with allergy-related symptom (77.5%), whereas loss of smell was the least one (37.9%). Participants were more likely to be cared by an allergologist (72.9%) followed by other specialties, when experiencing allergy. Conclusions: Increasing the awareness for allergic symptoms is the key not only for the diagnosis but also for the optimal treatment. Therefore, education is an important component of prevention and control of allergic diseases. Copyright © 2011 by World Allergy Organization.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/WOX.0b013e31823842bc
dc.identifier.endpage178en_US
dc.identifier.issn19394551
dc.identifier.issue11en_US
dc.identifier.pmid23268435
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84856369984
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage170en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1097/WOX.0b013e31823842bc
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/2205
dc.identifier.volume4en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000215305100031
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltd.en_US
dc.relation.ispartofWorld Allergy Organization Journal
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectAllergyen_US
dc.subjectAsthmaen_US
dc.subjectAwarenessen_US
dc.subjectDiagnosisen_US
dc.subjectSymptomen_US
dc.subjectTreatmenten_US
dc.title(Un)Awareness of allergyen_US
dc.typeArticle

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