Food allergy is an excessive reaction initiated by the immune system to a particular food. Food allergies usually occur in young children. However, with the current increase in the adult and elderly population, changes in environment and lifestyle have profoundly changed the epidemiology of food allergies. The study aims to identify undergrads' perspectives on food allergies. A descriptive study design with the convenience sampling method was used. The results showed the knowledge of the undergrads about food allergy was good and adequate. In conclusion, the undergrad student has a great perspective on food allergies.
Keywords: Food Allergy, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i21.3697
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