*Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, West Bengal State University, Barasat, India
**Department of Vety. & A.H. Extension Education, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, K.B. Sarani, Kolkata
***Department of Agril. Statistics, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalya, West Bengal, India
A study was conducted in purposively selected district Murshidabad of State West Bengal to study the health profile of beedi workers. All the six Gram Panchayets(G.P.) were selected from randomly selected one block of the district. Finally, 20 respondents from each G.P. were selected randomly to form the sample of the study (N=120). The data were collected with the help of pre-tested structured interview schedule by the researcher herself. Collected data were compiled and analyzed statistically.
The study revealed that most of the beedi workers were women and they were economically weak without having education. Most of them were suffered from health related disorders. Tuberculosis, lung cancer etc. were few of them. In major cases, it was due to over exposure to the harmful tobacco dust. Women were suffering from gynecological disorders also. Further, children were born with congenital disorders. Therefore, the effect of tobacco dust was tremendous on the health of the beedi workers.
Bidi worker, Tobacco, Disease, Health profile, Socio-economic
