Association between Occupational Exposure to Tobacco Dust and Absolute Telomere Length: A Cross-sectional Study on Female Beedi Workers

Muthanandam, Sivaramakrishnan; Kanipakam, Yamini; Rajaram, Suganya; Nagaraja, Vezhavendhan; Gandla, Bala Maddileti; Arumugam, Santha Devy; Santhanam, Vidyalakshmi; Chinnadurai, Raj Kumar

doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10015-1854

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“…Overall, we found 95 studies (96 reports) assessing occupational health hazards of bidi workers and their families 8–10 12 18–108. We found eight studies from the grey literature, while 87 studies were published.…”

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“…We found 87 studies assessing occupational health hazards in bidi workers 8–10 12 18–43 45 47–51 53–67 69 71–84 87–90 92–108. We synthesised evidence on domains based on the medical specialty, to enable presentation which could be well understood by clinicians and policymakers, as well as by the general public.…”

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“…We found 15 studies assessing genotoxicity among bidi workers 20 23 24 29–31 42 43 48 54 57 67 94 99 101. There were 12 case–control studies23 24 29–31 43 48 54 57 67 99 101 and three cross-sectional studies 20 42 94. These studies typically measured several biological markers related to toxicity (for example, urinary thioether, and salivary and urinary cotinine levels) or studied genetic aberrations (for example, measurement of telomere and mutagenicity).…”

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“…Three studies assessed telomere length in bidi workers exposed to tobacco dust43 54 57 and found significant increase in the comet and tail length of telomeres in bidi workers occupationally exposed to tobacco dust.…”

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Occupational health hazards of bidi workers and their families in India: a scoping review

Tyagi,

Beri,

Ingale

et al. 2023

BMJ Glob Health

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BackgroundBidi workers and their families are exposed to harmful substances during bidi rolling, thereby jeopardising their health. We aimed to assess existing evidence on health conditions of bidi workers and their families in India.MethodsWe searched nine databases and relevant websites, and conducted citation screening to identify primary studies assessing occupational health hazards of bidi workers and their families. Two authors independently conducted screening and data extraction. We synthesised the findings narratively in a structured fashion.ResultsWe found 3842 studies, out of which 95 studies met our eligibility criteria. High prevalence of disease conditions across all organ systems of the body was reported in bidi workers. Studies on female bidi workers showed decreased fertility (n=2), increased frequency of miscarriages (n=1) and higher risk of cervical cancer (n=1). Pregnant bidi workers were at an increased risk of anaemia and pregnancy-induced hypertension (n=2), higher frequency of neonatal deaths (n=1), stillbirths (n=1) and premature births (n=1) in comparison with non-bidi workers. Babies born to bidi workers reported low birth weight (n=5). Evidence from cohort studies suggests causal nature of the exposure to the disease condition.ConclusionOur review shows that bidi rolling leads to numerous occupational health hazards in bidi workers and their family members. It is essential to provide alternative livelihoods, and safe and protective working environment, and cover bidi workers under various social security provisions to alleviate the deleterious effect of bidi making at home. It is also important to shift bidi making away from home and strengthen existing regulations and promulgation of new provisions, including India’s Occupational Safety, Health, and Working Conditions Code 2020.

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Ingale

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Occupational exposures among women beedi workers in Mysore District, India: A mixed-methods study protocol

Ravi,

Muralidhar,

Madhivanan

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Beedi is the most common smoking form of tobacco used in India. The rolling of beedis is performed primarily by women in settings that lack occupational safeguards. The aims of this protocol are to establish methods for the study of occupational exposures among women beedi workers and their experiences and challenges working with unburnt tobacco. This protocol employs a convergent parallel mixed-methods approach. Qualitatively, we plan to explore the experiences and challenges faced by women beedi workers using photovoice, a community based participatory method. Occupational exposures to pesticides will be assessed through the use of silicone wristbands worn for seven days by workers, and exposure to toxic metals and metalloids will be assessed in dust samples collected in the homes of workers. The outcomes will be analyzed to form policy recommendations to improve the occupational health of women beedi workers.

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Association between Occupational Exposure to Tobacco Dust and Absolute Telomere Length: A Cross-sectional Study on Female Beedi Workers

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Occupational health hazards of bidi workers and their families in India: a scoping review

Occupational health hazards of bidi workers and their families in India: a scoping review

Occupational exposures among women beedi workers in Mysore District, India: A mixed-methods study protocol

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