Table 2 Response to frequency of eating pattern and awareness regarding celiac disease
From: Awareness of celiac disease among the public in Kuwait: a cross-sectional survey
Statement | Response | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Eating pattern | |||
How frequently (per week) do you eat at home? | Never | 12 | 3.4% |
1 to 3 times | 16 | 4.6% | |
3 to 5 times | 31 | 8.9% | |
4 Daily | 291 | 83.1% | |
How frequently (per week) do you eat at your relatives and friends’ house? | Never | 91 | 26.0% |
1 to 3 times | 215 | 61.4% | |
3 to 5 times | 22 | 6.3% | |
Daily | 22 | 6.3% | |
How frequently (per week) do you eat at restaurants and cafes? | Never | 99 | 28.3% |
1 to 3 times | 189 | 54.0% | |
3 to 5 times | 42 | 12.0% | |
Daily | 20 | 5.7% | |
Awareness regarding Celiac diseas | |||
Have you heard of peanut allergy? | Yes | 180 | 51.4% |
No | 170 | 48.6% | |
Have you heard of Celiac disease? | Yes | 52 | 14.9% |
No | 298 | 85.1% | |
Have you heard of gluten sensitivity? | Yes | 179 | 51.1% |
No | 171 | 48.9% | |
Do you think that a gluten free diet is healthy for everyone? | Yes | 151 | 43.1% |
No | 199 | 56.9% | |
Gluten is found in? | Potato flour, whole grains, and rice flour | 73 | 20.9% |
Wheat and products with wheat (pie, cake) | 107 | 30.6% | |
All whole grains and products with whole grains (pie, cake) | 45 | 12.9% | |
Wheat, bulgur, oat, barley and products having them | 24 | 6.9% | |
I don’t know | 101 | 28.9% | |
The most susceptible organ to gluten sensitivity is? | Stomach | 134 | 38.3% |
Small Intestine | 53 | 15.1% | |
Liver | 24 | 6.9% | |
Skin | 76 | 21.7% | |
I don’t know | 63 | 18.0% | |