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8.11 FERTILITY DESIRESOnly women who were married or cohabiting with a man and had not been sterilized by tubal ligationor hysterectomy were asked about their desires for children in the future. For analysis purposes, thisgroup was then limited to women of reproductive age (15‐49 years). Although sterilized women werenot asked about desire for children in the <strong>2007</strong> <strong>KAIS</strong>, for purposes of analysis they were assumed tonot want a child ever in the future. Women who could not have a child for reasons other than femalesterilization (i.e. infertility, partner infertility, or partner sterilization) were excluded from analysis.Figure 8.11a Desire for a child in the future among married or cohabiting women aged 15-49 years, <strong>Kenya</strong> <strong>2007</strong>.Want a child,but not withinthe next 2 years19.6%Do not want a childever in the future50.9%Want a child,within the next 2years20.1%Want a child,time not specified3.0%Unsure ifwant a child6.4%Figure 8.11a About half (50.9%) of all women aged 15-49 years did not want a child everin the future.Among women aged 15‐49 years who were married or cohabiting with a man, 50.9% did not want achild ever in the future and 19.6% wanted a child but not within the next two years.<strong>KAIS</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 156

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