Attitudes of young african american fathers toward early childbearing.
OBJECTIVE
To qualitatively examine the perceptions of young fathers toward issues related to early childbearing.


METHODS
Focus groups were held with male partners of adolescent females who had become pregnant while participating in an HIV-prevention trial.


RESULTS
Primary domains that emerged included young male's desire for pregnancy, their attitudes toward father/child involvement, and their perceived social support as young fathers.


CONCLUSIONS
Findings may help in developing gender-appropriate interventions to delay early childbearing and prevent HIV/STD transmission.
UAB School of Public Health, Department of Health Behavior, RPHB 227, 1530 3rd Avenue, South, Birmingham, AL 35294-0022, USA. sdavies@uab.edu
Susan L
SL
Davies
Emily S
ES
Dix
Scott D
SD
Rhodes
Kathleen F
KF
Harrington
Sonja
S
Frison
Leigh
L
Willis
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D001290:Attitude; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D043762:Reproductive Behavior; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires