Table 1 Crude prevalence (%) of cataract as the cause of visual impairment
Presenting visual acuity
<6/18<6/60<3/60
ProvincePunjab748 (8.5)250 (2.8)177 (2.0)
p<0.001*Sindh343 (9.4)113 (3.1)50 (1.4)
NWFP195 (6.3)70 (2.2)46 (1.5)
Balochistan52 (5.5)22 (2.3)16 (1.7)
DwellingRural589 (5.3)337 (3.0)214 (1.9)
pā€Š=ā€Š0.004*Urban968 (8.7)118 (2.2)75 (1.4)
LiteracyIlliterate1225 (10.5)425 (3.7)273 (2.3)
p<0.001*Literate113 (2.3)30 (0.6)16 (0.3)
Total1338 (8.1)455 (2.8)289 (1.8)
  • NWFP, North West Frontier Province. *Chi-squared test (blindness).