Fatherhood in adolescence: prevalence and associated factors in a community sample of youngsters

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira,Milene Maria Saalfeld de
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Branco,Jerônimo Costa, Souza,Luciano Dias de Mattos, Silva,Ricardo Azevedo da, Lara,Diogo Rizzato, Mota,Denise Marques, Jansen,Karen
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Ciência & Saúde Coletiva (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-81232015001103487
• topic: Adolescent; Fatherhood; Sexual behavior

This article aims to assess the prevalence of fatherhood in adolescence (FA) and associated factors in a community sample of 14 to 35 year-old men. Cross-sectional population-based study realized in the urban area of the city of Pelotas-RS, Brazil. The sample was selected by clusters, according to the city census. This sub-study only comprised sexually active men. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire in the participants’ homes. The sample was composed for 934 men. The prevalence of fatherhood in adolescence was 8% (n = 75). We verified higher prevalence of FA among those that reported paternal absence (p < 0.001), those that had lived with stepfather (p = 0.044), and among those that had sexual debut before the age of 14 (p = 0.011). Paternal absence, have lived with a stepfather, and early sexual experience are associated factors to fatherhood in adolescence.