J Pediatr Health Care. 2021 Mar-Apr;35(2):163-171. doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2020.09.003. Epub 2020 Dec 5.
This study evaluates whether fatherhood status is associated with receipt of preventive care (i.e., a routine physical) among adolescent males and whether attending their child's appointments is associated with greater odds of preventive care.
This study is a secondary analysis of cross-sectional data collected from the 2011-2017 National Survey of Family Growth. The sample consisted of 3,831 males aged 15-21 years. Logistic regression models were constructed to assess the odds of having a routine physical in the previous year.
Adolescent fatherhood (adjusted odds ratio = 0.56, 95% confidence interval = [0.32, 0.99]) was associated with reduced odds of having a routine physical in the previous year. Attending a child's appointment was not associated with having a routine physical in the previous year (adjusted odds ratio = 0.18, 95% confidence interval = [0.01, 2.31]).
Having a child is associated with foregoing routine physical care in the previous 12 months. Elucidating barriers may inform interventions to increase the uptake of preventive care for adolescent fathers.
本研究评估了父亲身份是否与青少年男性接受预防保健（即常规体检）有关，以及是否参加子女的预约与接受预防保健的可能性是否更高有关。
本研究是对 2011-2017 年全国家庭增长调查收集的横断面数据进行的二次分析。样本包括 3831 名年龄在 15-21 岁的男性。构建逻辑回归模型来评估过去一年接受常规体检的可能性。
青少年父亲身份（调整后的优势比=0.56，95%置信区间=[0.32, 0.99]）与过去一年接受常规体检的可能性降低有关。参加子女的预约与过去一年接受常规体检之间没有关联（调整后的优势比=0.18，95%置信区间=[0.01, 2.31]）。
有孩子与过去 12 个月内放弃常规体检有关。阐明障碍可以为增加青少年父亲接受预防保健的机会提供信息。
