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Why do poorer family have so many kids?

I mean, if they can't support them why do most families in Africa have an average of 5 kids.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Many who are materially poor are rich in family relationships, whereas many who are materially rich, are poor in family relationships.

  • 1 decade ago

    That's a complicated question. A large factor is lack of access to birth control. Another factor is the high infant mortality rate, which means you have to have more kids just to have some survive past infancy.

    Also, many families need to have lots of children, both to help with their work (farming or other labor), and to support the parents when they are old (since they have no way of saving enough, or social security for when they get old).

  • 1 decade ago

    Because most of Africa is either Muslim or fundamentalist Christian. This means no birth control allowed.

  • 1 decade ago

    Most people in Africa do not know about sexual education as we do. The only thing they really have are condoms

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  • 1 decade ago

    just because you don't have the money to support children shouldn't mean you should stop having them, plus a lack of contraception in a big reason as well as love

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No reliable means of birth control available to women.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No sex education. Lack of access to birth control. And sex is a form of entertainment.

  • Moi
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Well if they're not working, then they have to spend their days doing something. Voila - kids galore.

    ;-)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    They can't afford condoms and they like to have sex.

  • what does this have to do with religion?

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