Understanding fatherhood and father involvement in South Africa: Insights from surveys and population cohorts

Fathering

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 257-273

  Hosegood, Victoria ^a,b   Madhavan, Sangeetha ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Families; Fathers; Measurement; Study design; Sub saharan africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872735081     PISSN: 15376680     EISSN: 1933026X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3149/fth.1003.257     Document Type: Article

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