Table 5 Food allergies of the children
Questions | N (%) | |||
Croatia | North Macedonia | Serbia | Total | |
Does your child have any food allergies? | ||||
Yes | 37 (10) | 15 (8.9) | 19 (11) | 71 (10) |
No | 324 (90) | 154 (91) | 148 (89) | 626 (90) |
To what food is your child allergic (multiple answer were allowed)? | ||||
Cereals | 6 (16) | 2 (13) | 5 (26) | 13 (18) |
Fish | 1 (2.7) | 2 (13) | 1 (5.3) | 4 (5.7) |
Eggs | 14 (38) | 2 (13) | 5 (26) | 21 (30) |
Milk | 11 (30) | 8 (53) | 12 (63) | 31 (44) |
Red fruit | 3 (8.1) | 1 (6.7) | 1 (5.3) | 5 (7.0) |
Peanuts | 18 (49) | 2 (13) | 2 (11) | 22 (31) |
Walnuts | 8 (22) | 1 (6.7) | 4 (21) | 13 (18) |
Soy | 7 (19) | 1 (6.7) | 3 (16) | 11 (16) |
Kiwi | 2 (5.4) | 1 (6.7) | 2 (11) | 5 (7.0) |
Something else | 14 (38) | 4 (27) | 9 (47) | 27 (38) |
Other food that the child is allergic to (open-ended responses for the answer “Something else”) | ||||
Response | Croatia N (%) | North Macedonia N (%) | Serbia N (%) | All N (%) |
Hazelnut | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.9) | 1 (0.5) | 4 (0.4) |
Almond | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) | 2 (0.2) |
Preservatives and additives | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.2) |
Lemon | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.9) | 2 (0.2) |
Orange | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.9) | 2 (0.2) |
Lactose | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.5) | 2 (0.2) |
Cocoa | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) | 2 (0.2) |
Ketchup | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) | 2 (0.2) |
Gluten | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.1) |
Beans | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) |
Blackberries | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) |
Honey | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.1) |
Chickpeas | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) |
Mint | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) |
Garlic | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) |
Cabbage | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) |