Comparative Evaluation of Salivary Sialic Acid Levels Among Beedi Rollers and Tobacco Users in Mangalore, South India

Ancy, RJ; Shenoy, Rekha P; Jodalli, Praveen; Sonde, Laxminarayan; Mohammed, Imran Pasha

doi:10.7759/cureus.16651

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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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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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confidence: 99%

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

Tyagi,

Beri,

Ingale

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BMJ Glob Health

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“…Available in the literature are several previous reports examining SA and sialidase in the saliva and blood samples amongst patients of different ages [11][12][13] including those stratified by their health status [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. These studies have utilized several analytical approaches for SA analysis [12,[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. Whereas these previous investigations report salivary SA levels, the results are from one sampling event and do not report evaluations over time.…”

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Monitoring Salivary Sialic Acid and Sialidase Activity to Assess Oral Health Status: Results of a Single Site Double-Blind Study

Sreenivasan,

Nandlal,

Aruna

et al. 2023

Applied Sciences

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Objective: Sialic acid [SA] represents a critical mucosal membrane component maintaining mucosal integrity. This investigation stratified adult subjects based on clinical parameters of periodontal health to examine salivary sialic acid [SA] as a health measure and develop a corresponding rapid visual chair-side assay. Methods: Adults [n = 90] were enrolled and clinically stratified into healthy [n = 30], gingivitis [n = 29] or periodontitis [n = 31] groups. Saliva from subjects was evaluated for SA using the Ninhydrin method. A novel rapid SA spot test was developed utilizing filter paper discs soaked in a sialidase substrate. Substrate-laden disks were incubated at room temperature with saliva produced a blue color with increasing color intensities due to higher sialidase activity. Subjects were recalled weekly for clinical and salivary assessments. Results: Average baseline salivary SA in healthy, gingivitis and periodontal disease groups were 64, 95 and 102 µg/mL, respectively with significant differences (<0.05). Differences in SA concentrations among control and test groups were maintained throughout the study. Similarly, the differences in the color intensities in the rapid visual chair side spot test were also observed during the entire study period. Conclusions: Increasing levels of salivary SA were observed from healthy to periodontal disease with these differences remaining consistent over the study. These results corresponded with the chair-side visual assay, which is suitable for patient education or monitoring.

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Comparative Evaluation of Salivary Sialic Acid Levels Among Beedi Rollers and Tobacco Users in Mangalore, South India

Cited by 2 publications

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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

Monitoring Salivary Sialic Acid and Sialidase Activity to Assess Oral Health Status: Results of a Single Site Double-Blind Study

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