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Discrimination and Abuses Faced by Children with HIV/AIDS
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Discrimination and Abuses Faced by Children with HIV/AIDS
Children are often discrimanated against and abused in the following ways:
- They are often tested for HIV without their consent, or the consent of their parent or guardian
- Young boys and girls are denied access to adequate sexuality education and sexual health care services
- Children orphaned by AIDS struggle to find suitable caregivers
- Children living with HIV or AIDS are sometimes denied access to pre-schools
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