Birth experience of fathers in the setting of teenage pregnancy: Are they prepared?

Table 1 Demographics of fathers in the setting of teenage pregnancy compared to control

	Teenage (n = 50)	Control (n = 50)	P-value
Age, mean (SD)	21.2 (1.2)	31.7 (3.1)	< 0.0001
Country of birth
Australia	92%	65%	< 0.0001
Elsewhere	8%	35%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	18%	3%	0.01
Relationship status
Living with partner	32%	88%	< 0.0001
Not living with partner	68%	12%
Education
< 12 yr	24%	8%	< 0.0001
12 yr	74%	44%
> 12 yr	2%	48%
Employment
No	32%	6%	< 0.0001
Yes-locally	54%	76%
Yes-FIFO	14%	18%
Hours employed
0-15	35%	10%	< 0.0001
15-40	61%	12%
40+	4%	78%
Smoker	38%	20%	0.0087
First time father	96%	52%	< 0.0001
Pregnancy planning
Natural - planned	22%	68%	< 0.0001
IVF - planned	0%	10%
Unplanned	78%	22%
Childbirth education class
Full class	20%	52%	< 0.0001
Partial class	24%	8%
Did not attend	56%	40%

FIFO: Fly in, fly out worker; IVF: In-vitro fertilization.