The relationship between disability and parental status: a register study of the 1968 to 1970 birth cohorts.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Having children is a major life course event yet some disabilities could make it biologically challenging and some others could limit access to necessary socioeconomic resources. To date, there is relatively little data on disability and parental status and our study aimed to investigate this relationship.

Methods

This longitudinal cohort study was based on register data obtained from all people born in Sweden from 1968 to 1970 (n = 440220). We performed descriptive analyses, graphical plots, logistic regression, and Cox regression analyses.

Results

Our findings from both logistic regression and Cox regression indicated that individuals that started to receive disability benefits at an early age had reduced chances of having children during the follow-up du

SUBMITTER: Namatovu F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7881455 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature