Identifying families most likely to have missing paternal details in birth registrations using linked data

• Published in: Journal of family studies Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 163 - 177
• Main Authors: Scott Sims, Melissa O'Donnell
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Maleny Routledge 2015; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Aboriginal Australians; Australia; Bias; Birth; birth registrations; Children; data linkage; Father and child; Health Problems; Information services; Midwives; missing fathers; paternal; Pregnancy; Registers of births, etc; Risk; Single Mothers; Social conditions; Social status; Western Australia; AUSTRALIA

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of missing paternal data in birth registrations and the characteristics of families most likely to have missing data. We used a retrospective cohort of children born in Western Australia between 1980 and 2005. Results revealed that the characteri...