UNICEF-Funded Study Shows Extent Of Violence Against Children In Tanzania

By Kaiser GH Update

According to a study published Tuesday by Muhimbili University in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in collaboration with the CDC and funded by UNICEF, ?nearly three out of every 10 girls and nearly three out of every 20 boys in Tanzania claim to have experienced sexual violence,? the Guardian?s ?Poverty Matters Blog? reports. The blog says it is ?the first time an African country ? has subjected itself to international scrutiny of the rates of mental, physical and sexual violence suffered by girls and boys, and their impact.?

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UNICEF-Funded Study Shows Extent Of Violence Against Children In Tanzania

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Posted by Kaiser GH Update on Aug 9 2011. Filed under Infant & Child Health, Kaiser's Global Health Update, Women & Children. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry

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