Abstract
This study used the 1993 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) data to analyze: (a) the relationship between child fostering and education, occupation, and place of residence; and (b) the relationship between child fostering and fertility. The standard individual recode file, comprising a sample of 2520 married women (age 15 - 49) who have children, was utilized. Analysis has revealed that women’s educational level and type of occupation are significantly associated with the practice of fostering. No association is found between rural or urban place of residence and fostering. Multiple Classification Analysis has revealed a weak and negative association between child fostering and women’s fertility within the context of communication between spouses and modem contraceptive use. There is no evidence in the data to suggest that fostering is a good predictor of women’s fertility.
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