Food allergen | Healthcare workers | Allergic population | ||
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# of participants [n = 17] a | % of participants a | # of participants [n = 20]a | % of participantsa | |
Peanut | 10 | 59 | 8 | 36 |
Fruits (e.g. pineapple) | 7 | 41 | 9 | 41 |
Seafood (e.g. fish, shrimps, prawn) | 6 | 35 | 6 | 27 |
Vegetable (e.g. kontombire) | 5 | 29 | 5 | 23 |
Tubers (e.g. yam, cassava) | 4 | 24 | 3 | 14 |
Sesame | 3 | 18 | - | - |
Egg | 3 | 18 | 4 | 18 |
Milk | 3 | 18 | 3 | 14 |
Cowpea | 2 | 12 | 2 | 9 |
Soy | - | - | 2 | 9 |
Corn | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 |