Citation
Rogers, Jennifer E. & Speizer, Ilene S. (2007). Pregnancy Intention and Father Involvement in Guatemala. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 38(1), 71-85.Abstract
This paper explores the association between pregnancy intention and father involvement in Guatemala. Father involvement is measured by whether the child lives with his/her father, whether a non-residential father provides financial support, and whether the child is registered with the non-residential father's last name. Data are from separate surveys of women and men. Overall, a greater percentage of men reported that they live with their children and that their children were intended than the percentage of women who reported residential fathers and intended pregnancies. Multivariate logistic regression analyses, controlling for other variables, find that pregnancy intention is associated with father involvement. Both men and women reported that their child was more likely to be registered with the father's name if that child was intended. Men also reported that they were significantly more likely to be involved in their children's lives financially if those non- residential children were intended. Programs and policies that try to prevent unintended pregnancies or that try to involve the father in the pregnancy before the birth may result in an increase in father involvement and thus may have a significant impact on child well-being in Guatemala.URL
https://www.jstor.org/stable/41604123Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2007Journal Title
Journal of Comparative Family StudiesAuthor(s)
Rogers, Jennifer E.Speizer, Ilene S.