This study surveyed 115 Australian parents’ knowledge, views, and feelings of food allergy management and guidelines in primary schools. Although most parents were knowledgeable about food allergy management and related guidelines, half of them had limited understanding on how schools identify and respond to anaphylaxis, or teachers’ recent training in anaphylaxis. Overall, parents’ satisfaction surrounding the schools’ food allergy management was mixed. Yet they highly appreciated the schools’ efforts and practices in preventing the risks of food allergy, for example by identifying affected children and/or raising awareness about food allergies among the school community. Despite these efforts, parents were concerned about their child’s overall safety at school, especially in playground and non-routine activities such as school camps and lapses in communication and implementation of state guidelines. To address these concerns, parents suggested many improvements in the schools’ practices and guidelines, including proactive communication with parents on matters of food allergy. The implications of these findings for educators, along with recommendations for further research are presented.

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家长对澳大利亚小学食品过敏管理的认识和看法

这项研究调查了115名澳大利亚家长在小学中有关食物过敏管理和指南的知识，观点和感觉。尽管大多数家长对食物过敏的管理和相关准则有所了解，但其中一半对学校如何识别和应对过敏反应或教师最近的过敏反应培训了解有限。总体而言，家长对学校食品过敏管理的满意度参差不齐。然而，他们高度赞赏学校在预防食物过敏风险方面所做的努力和实践，例如通过识别受影响的儿童和/或提高学校社区对食物过敏的认识。尽管有这些努力，父母还是担心孩子在学校的整体安全，尤其是在操场和非常规活动（例如学校营地）以及沟通和执行国家准则方面的失误。为了解决这些问题，家长建议对学校的做法和准则进行许多改进，包括就食物过敏问题与家长进行积极沟通。这些发现对教育工作者的意义，以及进一步研究的建议。