TY  - JOUR
PB  - SAGE Publications
ID  - discovery10142220
N2  - Research has shown that paternal involvement positively impacts on child health and development. We aimed to develop a conceptual model of dimensions of fatherhood, identify and categorise methods used for linking fathers with their children in administrative data, and map these methods onto the dimensions of fatherhood. We carried out a systematic scoping review to create a conceptual framework of paternal involvement and identify studies exploring the impact of paternal exposures on child health and development outcomes using administrative data. We identified four methods that have been used globally to link fathers and children in administrative data based on family or household identifiers using address data, identifiable information about the father on the child's birth registration, health claims data, and Personal Identification Numbers. We did not identify direct measures of paternal involvement but mapping linkage methods to the framework highlighted possible proxies. The addition of paternal National Health Service numbers to birth notifications presents a way forward in the advancement of fatherhood research using administrative data sources.
KW  - Administrative data
KW  -  data linkage
KW  -  paternal involvement
KW  -  child health
EP  - 14
Y1  - 2022/01/01/
AV  - public
TI  - ?What about the dads?? Linking fathers and children in administrative data: A systematic scoping review
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1177%2F20539517211069299
A1  - Lut, I
A1  - Harron, K
A1  - Hardelid, P
A1  - O?Brien, M
A1  - Woodman, J
JF  - Big Data & Society
VL  - 9
SP  - 1
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