348 CHAPTER EIGHT TABLE 8-24. PREVALENCE, ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CASES, AND DISTRIBUTION BY SOURCE OF GRAIN 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 Grain Wheat 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) 261 6,943 7,204 367 7,580 Source: AN.99,115 M Paddy Grown No Yes Subtotal Missing data Total - (-) 20,858 (15,534) 20,858 (15,534) 0 (0) 20,858 (15,534) - (-) 0.9 (0.6) 0.8 (0.6) NA (NA) 0.8 (0.6) - (-) 100.0 (100.0) 100.0 (100.0) NA (NA) 100.0 (100.0) 127 7,077 7,204 376 7,580 Source: AN.100,116 M Maize Grown No Yes Subtotal Missing data Total 2,982 (2,982) 15,081 (10,458) 18,063 ll3,440) 2,795 (2,094) 20,858 (15,534) 1.4 (1.3) 0.7 (0.5) 0.7 (0.6) NA (NA) 0.7 (0.6) 16.5 (22,2) 83.5 (77.8) 100.0 (100.0) NA (NA) 100.0 (100.0) 644 6,436 7,080 500 7,580 Source: AN.101,117 M Millet Grown No Yes Subtotal Missing data Total 1,643 5,561 7,204 376 7,580 5,351 (3,418) 15,507 (12,116) 20,858 (15,534) 0 (0) 20,858 (15,534) 1.0 (0.6) 0.8 (0.6) 0.8 (0.6) NA (NA) 0.8 (0.6) 25.7 (22.0) 74.3 (78.0) 100.0 (100.0) NA (NA) 100.0 (100.0) Source: AN.102,118 M Source: FR8.002 AN.99-102, 115-118 Note: Figures in parentheses refer to the estimated number of cases, prevalence, and distribution of cases of active xerophthalmia that are Bitot's spots.
