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Figure 9: Distribution of Disabilities among children Aged 0 – 14 years
Source: Research findings 2012
The findings further revealed that children with disability are denied right of access to education
because of their disability, kindly see Figure 10, and Apendix 5 for more observation:
Figure 10: Children with Disability Aged 4-14 Years denied a right of access to school
Resource: Research findings 2012
Overall children with disability right to education are highly violated. Disability children who are mostly affected
are those children with mental disability and those with physical disability. These children are bitten,
undervalued and experience social exclusion from family level, school level and society level. It is a right,
which Tanzania has not looked properly to address, despite developing policies targeting people with
disabilities and ratifying all conventions in respect to people with disabilities
4.2.8 HIV/AIDS and Children’s rights
A survey conducted in Tanzania in 2001-02, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2008 at hospital facilities and anti-natal care
centre among people ranging from 15-49 indicated that its HIV/AIDS prevalence rate is high. The trend of
2001-2003, 2005-2008, 2010-2012 suggest that there is no significant decrease of HIV/AIDS among people
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