Table 2 Frequency of determinants

Age

96

Education

130

Religion

84

Economy/costs

69

Place of residence

81

Socioeconomic status

68

Polygyny

74

Family planning

60

Parity

70

Employment

44

Child/infant mortality

60

Status of women

34

Sex preference

60

Spousal joint decision-making

29

Children as economic resource

57

HIV/AIDS epidemic

20

Security in old age

55

Mass media

19

Value of children

54

Women’s health concerns

9

Community influence

48

Environmental factors

8

Marital stability

47

Conflict/civil unrest/violence

6

Sex of participant

43

Migration

4

Lineage/clan influence

30

Legacy of colonialism/modernity

2

Family influence

29

Ethnicity

23

Spouse influence

22