Table 2 Reasons given for not introducing peanut at home (13 patients)
From: Abstracts from the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Meeting 2016
Patient | Initial reason | Post intervention reason |
|---|---|---|
1 | Child refused peanut butter | Refusing peanut butter (even hidden) |
2 | Child refused peanut butter | Acid reflux and so excluded all dairy/egg/nut from diet |
3 | Child refused peanut butter | |
4 | Refused peanut butter and sibling has nut allergy | |
5 | Parents prioritised home based graded baked milk exposure | |
6 | Parents prioritised home based graded baked egg exposure | Refusing peanut butter (even hidden) |
7 | Parents prioritised home based graded baked egg exposure and suspected eczema worsening | |
S | Did not understand advice given at initial clinic visit | |
9 | Did not understand advice given at initial clinic visit | |
10 | Sibling has peanut allergy | Parental decision to maintain nut free house |
11 | Parent has peanut allergy (subsequently requested clinic based introduction) | |
12 | Parent has suspected peanut allergy (subsequentlyrequested clinic based introduction) | |
13 | Maternal anxiety | Parental decision |