title: Fatherhood in adolescence: prevalence and associated factors in a community sample of youngsters.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil, mileneped@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Milene Maria Saalfeld de
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Centro Universitário Franciscano, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Jerônimo Costa
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Branco
authors.affiliation: Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil, mileneped@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Luciano Dias de Mattos
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.affiliation: Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil, mileneped@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ricardo Azevedo da
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Diogo Rizzato
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Lara
authors.affiliation: Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil, mileneped@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Denise Marques
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Mota
authors.affiliation: Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil, mileneped@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jansen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005195:Family Relations; D005220:Fathers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires