  The total number of children with special needs affiliated to integration institutions in the state is 5118; most of them suffer from physical disability. The total number of children with special needs admitted to hospitals in the state is 359. Blue Nile State:  Total number of children with special needs in disability institutions (4) is 175.  Children with special needs integrated in schools are; o Deaf (38): 60.5% boys and 39.5% girls. o Physical disability (54): 61.1% boys and 38.9% girls. o Blind (10): 70% boys and 30% girls. o Mentally retarded (31): 41.9% boys and 58.1% girls.  Total number of children in Damazin hospitals was 1432, of whom 103 are admitted, representing 7.2% and 1329 are outpatients, representing 92.8%. Children with hearing disabilities were 768, representing 53.6% as the highest rate amongst children with special needs, followed by 586 children with sight disabilities, representing 40.9% and 75 children suffering physical disability, representing 5.2%. The increase of incidence of children with special needs is attributed to: o Armed conflicts o Landmines o Road traffic accidents o Lack of awareness River Nile State: The study covered the 20 institutions working wit children with special needs. The percentage of boys was 52.1% (202) and girls 47.9% (186). Children with special needs aged 7-13 represented the highest percentage (46.8%) followed by the group aged 13-18 (42.3%) and 11.1% for children with special needs in the group 0-6. This indicates lack of awareness among families of children with special needs which prevented early interventions. It was noticeable that the number of children with special needs suffering hearing disabilities was very high (691), followed by those suffering physical disability (428), then those suffering sight disability (191), then those suffering learning difficulties (86) with smaller numbers of those suffering multi-disabilities, mental retardation and language disturbances. Southern Kordufan State: Institutions dealing with children with special needs in the state are 11 representing social welfare offices, handicapped associations, Zakat Chamber and one NGO. There are specialized institutions providing services to children with special needs. The total number of children with special needs was 412, 261 of them were boys representing 63.3% and 151 were girls representing 36.7%. Physical disability was highest incidence (56.6%), hearing disability 32%, sight disability 4.5%, multidisabilities 3.4% and smaller percentages for other disabilities such learning difficulties and language disturbances …etc. Physical disability was the highest in the age group 7- 40

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