CHILDHOOD BLINDNESS 349 TABLE 8-25. PREVALENCE, ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CASES, AND DISTRIBUTION BY SOURCE OF VEGETABLES GROWN IN VILLAGE, ACTIVE XEROPHTHALMIA (AND BITOT'S SPOTS), CHILDREN UNDER AGE 6, DECEMBER-APRIL (NBS 1981) Estimated Number of Children Affected Prevalence per 100 Children Percentage of Nepal's Total Sample N Ve- getable Carrots Grown No Yes Subtotal Missing data Total 6,721 933 7,204 376 7,580 16,283 (12,011) 4,575 (3,523) 20,858 (15,534) 0 (0) 20,858 (15,534) 0.8 (0.5) 1.4 (1.0) 0.8 (0.6) NA (NA) 0.8 (0.6) 78.1 (77.3) 21.9 (22.7) 100.0 (100.0) NA (NA) 100.0 (100.0) Source: AN.103,119 M Spinach Grown No Yes Subtotal Missing data Total 0.9 (0.6) 0.8 (0.7) 0.8 (0.6) NA (NA) 0.8 (0.6) 75.6 (72.3) 24.4 (27.7) 100.0 (100.0) NA (NA) 100.0 (100.0) 5,413 1,791 7,204 376 7,580 15,767 (11,236) 5,091 (4,298) 20,858 (15,534) 0 (0) 20,858 (154,534) Source: AN.104,120 M Greens Grown No Yes Subtotal Missing data Total - (-) 0.9 (0.6) 0.8 (0.6) NA (NA) 0.8 (0.6) - (-) 20,858 (15,534) 20,858 (15,534) 0 (0) 20,858 (15,534) - (-) 100.0 (100.0) 100.0 (100.0) NA (NA) 100.0 (100.0) 402 6,802 7,204 376 7,580 Source: AN.105,121 M Pulses (Dal) Grown No Yes Subtotal Missing data Total 2,619 (1,866) 18,239 (13,668) 20,858 (15,534) 0 (0) 20,858 (15,534) 0.6 (0.4) 0.9 (0.7) 0.8 (0.6) NA (NA) 0.8 (0.6) 12.6 (12.0) 87.4 (88.0) 100.0 (100.0) NA (NA) 100.0,,000.0) 1,259 5,945 7,204 376 7,580 Source: AN.106,122 M Note: Figures in parentheses refer to the estimated number of cases, prev- alence, and distribution of cases of active xerophthalmia that are Bitot's spots.
