346 CHAPTER EIGHT (TABLE 8-28, cont'd.) Estimated Number of Children Affected Prevalence per 100 Children Percentage of Nepal's Total Sample N Facility -- J. Pharmacy No Yes Subtotal Missing data Total 4,472 2,668 7,140 440 7,580 11,563 (8,525) 9,295 (7,009) 20,858 (15,534) 0 (0) 20,858 (15,534) ·0.8 (0.5) 1.0 (0.7) 0.9 (0.6) NA (NA) 0.9 (0.6) 55.4 (54.9) 44.6 (45.1) 100.0 (100.0) NA (NA) 100.0 (100.0) Source: AN.116, 132 M K. Health Post No Yes Subtotal Missing data Total 15,523 (11,906) 5,335 (3,628) 20,858 (15,534) 0 (0) 20,858 (15,534) 0.9 (0.6) 0.8 (0.5) 0.9 (0.6) NA (NA) 0.9 (0.6) 5,359 1,781 7,140 440 7,580 74.4 (76.6) 25.6 (23.4) 100.0 (100.0) NA (NA) 100.0 (100.0) Source: AN.117, 133 M L. Health Center No Yes Subtotal Missing data Total 6,679 322 7,001 579 7,580 19,188 (14,307) 1,227 (784) 20,415 (15,091) 443(443) 20.858 (15,534) 0.9 (0.6) 1.0 (0.6) 0.9 (0.6) NA (NA) 0.9 (0.6) 94.0 (94.0) 6.0 (5.2) 100.0 (100.0) NA (NA) 100.0 (100.0) Source: AN.118, 134 M Source: FR8.002 AN.116-119, 132-135 M Note: Figures in parentheses refer to the estimated number of cases, prevalence, and distribution of active xerophthalmia that are Bitot's spots. therefore may vary greatly from area to area. For this reason, an attempt was made in the Nepal Blindness Survey to interview village leaders to determine crops grown in the village itself to see if the cultivation of certain foods was protective against xerophthalmia. The results, presented in Tables 8-24, 8-25, and 8-26, are subject to the same problems of confounding by terrain as described previously. Since some foods will not grow at a high altitude, and others will not grow well in the heat of the terai, terrain is an important determinant of food growing patterns. Food grown in the
