Recent qualitative research into public perceptions, beliefs and experiences that inform decisions to either foster or adopt found that fostering is "driven predominantly by access to subsidies but is also informed by socio-cultural beliefs" (Rochat et al., Low rates of adoption by kin are explained primarily by the absence of subsidies, poor access to quality adoptive services and a lack of information about the process. The relative lack of cultural precedent may explain low rates of adoption by non-kin.