European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SURVEY OF FEMALE BIDI WORKERS OF AJMER DISTRICT

Udichi Vyas* and Bharti Prakash

ABSTRACT

The truth about tobacco’s health is simple. It kills when it is used as intended. Studies show that tobacco cause many health problems such as cancer, birth defects, nerve damage etc. The present study aims to identify the probable effects of tobacco on the health of female bidi workers of Ajmer. The female bidi workers were considered as the subject of this study who were actively involved in bidi rolling. Total 3150 female bidi workers were included in this study. There was a high prevalence of different types of health risks among these workers.

Keywords: Bidi, bidi workers, health, tobacco.