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creators_name: Lut, I
creators_name: Harron, K
creators_name: Hardelid, P
creators_name: O’Brien, M
creators_name: Woodman, J
title: ‘What about the dads?’ Linking fathers and children in administrative data: A systematic scoping review
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keywords: Administrative data, data linkage, paternal involvement, child health
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abstract: 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.
date: 2022-01-01
date_type: published
publisher: SAGE Publications
official_url: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F20539517211069299
oa_status: green
full_text_type: pub
language: eng
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elements_id: 1915405
doi: 10.1177/20539517211069299
lyricists_name: Hardelid, Pia
lyricists_name: Lut, Irina
lyricists_name: Woodman, Jenny
lyricists_id: PHARD97
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lyricists_id: JWOOD51
actors_name: Flynn, Bernadette
actors_id: BFFLY94
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
publication: Big Data & Society
volume: 9
number: 1
pagerange: 1-14
citation:        Lut, I;    Harron, K;    Hardelid, P;    O’Brien, M;    Woodman, J;      (2022)    ‘What about the dads?’ Linking fathers and children in administrative data: A systematic scoping review.                   Big Data & Society , 9  (1)   pp. 1-14.    10.1177/20539517211069299 <https://doi.org/10.1177/20539517211069299>.       Green open access   
 
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