Fong Andrew T, Katelaris Constance H, Wainstein Brynn
School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Immunology/Allergy Unit, Department of Medicine, Campbelltown Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
J Paediatr Child Health. 2017 Jul;53(7):630-635. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13570. Epub 2017 Jun 12.
Food allergy is an increasing phenomenon in Australia, with most recent reports of food allergy occurring in 1 in 12 children. A number of studies have demonstrated that children and adolescents with food allergies experience a decreased quality of life across a number of domains. More recent evidence suggests that this population also experiences an increased occurrence of bullying compared to similar school-aged children. Some individuals have reported being bullied because of their allergies, whilst others have reported specific allergy-related-bullying, such as being touched with foods that they are allergic to or having their food being intentionally contaminated with an allergen. Where there may be a risk of severe anaphylaxis, this is of great concern. This article reviews the current literature on bullying in populations of children and adolescents with food allergies. Several papers worldwide have investigated this, providing evidence of its occurrence in North America, Canada, Italy and Japan.
食物过敏在澳大利亚是一个日益普遍的现象，最近的报告显示，每12名儿童中就有1人出现食物过敏。多项研究表明，患有食物过敏的儿童和青少年在多个领域的生活质量有所下降。最新证据表明，与同龄学童相比，这一群体遭受欺凌的发生率也有所增加。一些人报告称因过敏而受到欺凌，而另一些人则报告了与过敏相关的特定欺凌行为，例如被接触他们过敏的食物，或者他们的食物被故意用过敏原污染。在可能存在严重过敏反应风险的情况下，这令人极为担忧。本文综述了目前关于食物过敏儿童和青少年群体中欺凌行为的文献。全球有几篇论文对此进行了研究，提供了其在北美、加拿大、意大利和日本发生情况的证据。
