Rotten kids or manipulative parents: are children old age security in western Kenya?

Children in developing countries are expected to support their aged parents. This is one reason why developing countries continue to have high birth rates. Familial relations among aged parents and their children in western Kenya were analyzed. It was concluded that children provide security to aged parents by giving food, money and domestic assistance. Parents with many children have more assurance of support than those with fewer children. Parents motivate their children to provide support by promising properties through inheritance.