| Perception | Never attended school (n = 53) n (%) | Started school with disability (n = 28) n (%) | Dropped out after acquiring disability (n = 9) n (%) | Total (n = 90) n (%) |
| The Department of Education has not made it possible for my child to go to school because he/she has a disability | 38 (71.7) | 19 ( 67.9) | 6 (66.7) | 63 (70) |
| Other children in my community don’t want to play with my child | 25 (47.2) | 11 (39.3) | 2 (22.2) | 38 (42.2) |
| The community considers my child as a shame in my family | 30 (56.6) | 14 (50) | 6 (66.7) | 50 (55.6) |
| They call my child different names because of his/her disability | 40 (75.5) | 18 (64.3) | 7 (77.8) | 65 (72.2) |
| My child is hidden because people laugh to him/her | 10 (18.7) | 4 (14.3) | 0 | 14 (15.6) |
| Other people do not want my child to attend church because he/she is disabled | 14 (26.4) | 6 (21.4) | 4 (44.4) | 24 (26.7) |
| It is difficult for disabled girls to get married | 39 (73.6) | 23 (82.1) | 7 (77.8) | 69 (76.7) |
| It is difficult for disabled people to get a job | 36 (67.9) | 19 (67.9) | 5 (55.6) | 60 (66.7) |