Environmental risks and occupational health hazards of bidi workers and their communities in India: protocol for systematic scoping review

Tyagi, Jyoti; Beri, Deepti; Bhaumik, Soumyadeep

doi:10.1101/2022.03.24.22272764

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“…Almost all urban slums workers have a single room being used for bidi rolling, cooking, sleeping, newborns and age old or sick workers. Results of various gynaecological, neonatal and neurological health disorders observed in present study are in cognisance with those of Tyagi et al (2023). We strongly recommend the shifting of bidi making sites far from homes and strengthening awareness of Occupational Safety, Heath and Working conditions Code 2020 of India.…”

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“…WHO representative to India, Dr. Ofrin ,(2022) integrated high prevalence of diseases, with public health programmes and highlighted the needs of safe working conditions to reduce the exposure to nicotine dust absorbed through skin and nasopharyngeal route that endangers not only some bidi workers but also their infants and families. Reviews calculated by Tyagi et al (2023 ) revealed high risk of gynaecological disorders in pregnant and lactating mothers. Moses and Prabakaran (2011) measured several biological markers including urinary cotinine, urinary thioether levels related to toxicity.…”

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Gynaecological,NeurologicalandNeonatalhealthhazardsevidencedinfemalebidiworkersofUrban slums : Need to institute legislation, strategies and programs

Geetanjli Sahni,

Niyamat Khan,

Dhawan

2023

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Bidi rolling industry employs 90% of female workers of low socioeconomic status out of 4.9 million workers in India. The present study aims at first evidence synthesis of occupational health hazards of young teenage girls and women labourers involved in five urban slums of Jalandhar district of Punjab. High prevalence of gynaecological, neonatal and neurological disorders have been reported among these home workers of unrecognised sectors during a study period of one and a half year. Sample size was of 125 female predominantly with age groups of 10-20 years (mostly unmarried girls) and 20-30 years (married female with new born babies). Snow balling sampling was used to identify bidi rollers. Databases were developed in Census and Survey Processing System (CSPro) and Microsoft Excel. Most common morbidity were menstrual irregularities and prolonged fatigue followed by gestational hypertension. Neonatal Bronchitis and tanning of skin, still births and births with low weight babies are a matter of high risk for future generation. Neurological symptoms including numbness of fingers and vertigo in age-group of 40-50 years wreak havoc on long term exposure to cheap form of tobacco. Need of social security, shifting of bidi manufacturers to far off places from home, awareness to alternative skill development programmes, strict implementation and amendment of child labour laws, employment opportunity through entrepreneural development programmes, security benifits, Rashtriya Swathya Bima Yojanas have been recommended to secure sustainable development of girl children and women labourers of our future generations.

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Gynaecological,NeurologicalandNeonatalhealthhazardsevidencedinfemalebidiworkersofUrban slums : Need to institute legislation, strategies and programs

Geetanjli Sahni,

Niyamat Khan,

Dhawan

2023

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“…The review is reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) 2020 guidelines and checklist which is presented in online supplemental appendix 1 . The protocol was registered a priori in medRxiv 16 ( https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.03.24.22272764v1 ).…”

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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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Interventions for Tobacco Prevention and Control in Humanitarian Settings: A Scoping Review

Gudi,

Mathias,

Swain

et al. 2024

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

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Introduction Tobacco usage is an epidemic as statistics point towards smoking as the second leading cause of death. Populations experiencing humanitarian emergencies may experience a higher propensity for tobacco, alcohol, and other substance abuse disorders. This review aimed to map tobacco prevention and control interventions in humanitarian settings. Methods The search for this scoping review was conducted in six databases and supplemented with a gray literature search. Articles were screened at title-abstract and full-text by two pairs of authors, and data was abstracted by three individuals independently. An adapted diffusion of governance framework is used to discuss the findings. Results A total of 26 articles were included from the searches conducted in the databases and grey literature. The interventions targeted all age groups. The documents retrieved from the grey literature search were classified as population-based interventions, as they were not restricted to a particular group of individuals. Interventions were delivered at various locations, using different methods and engaging multiple stakeholders. Interventions assessed were grouped into packaging, labeling, and other policy interventions (pricing and taxes). Conclusion There are few tobacco prevention and control interventions in the humanitarian context. The diffusion of governance perspective in implementing these interventions in humanitarian settings provides a cue for inter-sectoral cooperation among different stakeholders and disciplines beyond the health sector. Our review recommends exploring complementarity between the demand and supply side interventions for tobacco control. Implications The scoping review has highlighted various tobacco prevention and control efforts in humanitarian settings. The interventions were delivered using various modes, and yet the burden of smoking is higher among the humanitarian population. Further research may use impact evaluation techniques to assess the impact of these interventions to facilitate the re-design of the implementation approach and policy priorities.

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Environmental risks and occupational health hazards of bidi workers and their communities in India: protocol for systematic scoping review

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Gynaecological,NeurologicalandNeonatalhealthhazardsevidencedinfemalebidiworkersofUrban slums : Need to institute legislation, strategies and programs

Gynaecological,NeurologicalandNeonatalhealthhazardsevidencedinfemalebidiworkersofUrban slums : Need to institute legislation, strategies and programs

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

Interventions for Tobacco Prevention and Control in Humanitarian Settings: A Scoping Review

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