TY - JOUR
T1 - Incorporating a gender dimension in food allergy research
T2 - A review
AU - DunnGalvin, A.
AU - Hourihane, J. O.B.
AU - Frewer, L.
AU - Knibb, R. C.
AU - Oude Elberink, J. N.G.
AU - Klinge, I.
PY - 2006/11/1
Y1 - 2006/11/1
N2 - Sex and gender are the major determinants of health and disease in both men and women. The aim of this review paper was to examine differences in gender and sex in relation to the prevalence and effects of food allergy. There are still major gaps in our knowledge about the kinds of processes which shape men's and women's perceptions and experiences of food allergy. The expression and experience of health and illness may be moderated by variables such as biological vulnerability, exposure to health risks, perception of symptoms, evaluation of risk, information processing and role expectations. This review highlights the complex links between biological sex, gender, and health in general and offers a synthesis of how these may interact to produce sex and gender differences in biopsychosocial manifestations of food allergy. Implications for research and public health practice are discussed.
AB - Sex and gender are the major determinants of health and disease in both men and women. The aim of this review paper was to examine differences in gender and sex in relation to the prevalence and effects of food allergy. There are still major gaps in our knowledge about the kinds of processes which shape men's and women's perceptions and experiences of food allergy. The expression and experience of health and illness may be moderated by variables such as biological vulnerability, exposure to health risks, perception of symptoms, evaluation of risk, information processing and role expectations. This review highlights the complex links between biological sex, gender, and health in general and offers a synthesis of how these may interact to produce sex and gender differences in biopsychosocial manifestations of food allergy. Implications for research and public health practice are discussed.
KW - Biopsychosocial determinants
KW - Food allergy
KW - Gender
KW - Research gaps
KW - Sex
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33749057341&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01181.x
U2 - 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01181.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01181.x
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17002711
AN - SCOPUS:33749057341
SN - 0105-4538
VL - 61
SP - 1336
EP - 1343
JO - Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
JF - Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
IS - 11
ER -