Tanzania HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey ... - Measure DHS

12.2 ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDRENOrphaned children present a serious social, emotional, and economic burden for society. Childrenwhose parents are ill for an extended period or who live in households where other adults sufferfrom chronic illness can experience significant hardship, because serious illness may limit theresources available to feed, clothe, and educate the youngest members of a family. Table 12.2 showsthe prevalence of orphans and children who are vulnerable. The table presents these results for de jurechildren under age 18 by background characteristics and for the total population of de jure childrenunder age 15.Table 12.2 Orphans and vulnerable children (OVC)Percentage of de jure children under age 18 years who are orphans or made vulnerable due to illness among adult householdmembers (OVC), according to background characteristics, Tanzania HMIS 2007-08Backgroundcharacteristic12 months 1 12 monthsPercentage of children who:(orphans)he/she died 2Live in ahouseholdwhere at leastLive in a 1 adult diedHave a household in the pastPercentage parent who where at least 12 monthsof children has been 1 adult has and had beenwith one or very sick for been very sick very sickboth parents at least 3 of for at least 3 of for at least 3dead the past the pastmonths beforePercentage ofchildren whohave a very sickparent, or live ina householdwhere an adulthas been verysick or diedin the past12 months(vulnerablechildren)Percentageof childrenwho areorphansand/orvulnerable(OVC)NumberofchildrenAge0-4 3.2 2.0 6.2 1.2 7.4 9.8 7,488