Open AccessOccupational morbidity of women beedi workers in Telangana
Author(s) -
R L Lakshman Rao,
Desham Chelimela,
Rakesh Kakkar,
Rajeev Aravindakshan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine/the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3670
pISSN - 0973-2284
DOI - 10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_235_19
Subject(s) - medicine , environmental health , occupational safety and health , hygiene , cross sectional study , population , stratified sampling , pathology
Beedi rolling is a popular small-scale industry in Telangana which provides employment to over a million people. Beedi rolling is generally done by women sitting at home. Despite the work being labor-intensive, women continue to do it as there is no other source of livelihood. Thus, this study was carried out to understand the morbidity status, working conditions, and hygiene of women beedi workers in the rural areas of Telangana.