Document 0123
 DOCN  M9460123
 TI    Why don't more young men in the UK become fathers?
 DT    9404
 AU    Cartwright A
 SO    J Epidemiol Community Health. 1994 Feb;48(1):52-4. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/94186777
 AB    OBJECTIVE--This paper aims to show that, compared with young women,
       there is an apparent discrepancy in the reported sexual behaviour of
       young men and records of their fatherhood. DESIGN--The data come from
       four studies of the sexual behaviour of young people in various parts of
       Britain between 1960 and 1990 and from statistics published by the
       Office of Population Censuses and Surveys. MAIN RESULTS--More of the
       young men than the young women had been sexually active, and the men had
       had more sexual partners. Relatively few men under 20, however, are
       identified as fathers. In 1991 there were 52,396 live births to women
       under 20 years, but only 12,959 births were attributed to men under 20,
       and if all those to women under 20 for which the father was not
       identified are added to this, the total is still only 28,208--54% of the
       number of births to women of that age. Seven possible reasons for the
       discrepancy are discussed. Data suggest that the two most probable
       explanations are that there are different patterns of intercourse among
       young men and women and that the data obtained in surveys are to some
       extent inaccurate or biased. CONCLUSIONS--Differing behaviours indicate
       a double standard for men and women. Imperfect information affects
       predictions about a potential heterosexual HIV epidemic.
 DE    Adolescence  Adult  Coitus  Comparative Study  Fathers/*STATISTICS &
       NUMER DATA  Female  Great Britain  Human  Male  Paternal Age  Sex
       Behavior/*STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  Sex Factors  Sexual Partners  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE

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