[Teenage motherhood and fatherhood: observations in three cities of Brazil].
This study describes young people from 18 to 24 years of age who experienced motherhood and fatherhood. The data are from a multi-center study (the GRAVAD Research Project) conducted in the Brazilian cities of Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, and Salvador through a household survey with a three-stage stratified probabilistic sample. Among a total of 4,634 interviewees, 17.9% of women and 6.3% of men became parents before the age of 20. Young fathers and mothers show low schooling and early participation in the work market. Most report a per capita monthly family income of some 150 US dollars. The existence of children motivates the marital union at a young age, during which the roles of male provider and female caregiver are reaffirmed. Even for young parents who have formed a new family nucleus themselves, their own original families provide a basis of material and affective support.
Dias
Acácia Batista
AB
Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brasil. acaciabatista@uol.com.br
Aquino
Estela M L
EM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002654:Child Care; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005195:Family Relations; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000523:psychology*; D012098:Reproduction; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors