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• Tuberculosis
• Tobacco and Alcohol use (life styles)
• In NFHS-3, information on persons in the
  household with TB comes from the household
  respondent
• Information on TB awareness, misconceptions, and
  stigma comes from the womens and mens
  questionnaires
• Prevalence of TB, primarily of medically treated
  (which is a more reliable measure of TB in the
  population)

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Per 100,000 persons
Since NFHS-2, reported TB has declined by 18,
but the level of medically treated TB has not
changed
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Per 100,000 persons
Age
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Per 100,000 persons
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(Percentage)
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(Percentage)
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• NFHS-3 demonstrates that use of solid fuels
  increases the TB level the lowest prevalence is
  in households using clean fuels such as
  gas/electricity
• Misconceptions about TB transmission are still
  high, suggesting the need for awareness campaigns
• Programmes need to address higher prevalence
  groups such as older persons, persons in rural
  areas, and persons in the east and northeastern
  parts of India

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• Tobacco and alcohol are important risk factors
  for morbidity and mortality among adults
• Studies associate alcohol use with
  accidents/injuries and violence against women
• Tobacco and alcohol use by women, especially
  during pregnancy, is a matter of concern since it
  entails serious reproductive risks

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(Percentage)
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• Tobacco use is only 11 percent among women, but
  nearly 1 in 10 pregnant and breastfeeding women
  also use tobacco
• Among women who smoke, over 9 in 10 smoked at
  least one cigarette/bidi in the past 24 hours

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More than two-thirds of men in 11 states use
tobacco
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• Mens use of any tobacco increases by age (twice
  as high among adult men than adolescents)
• Use is higher in the lowest wealth quintile (74)
  and in rural areas (61)
• About 1 in 10 women use tobacco even during
  pregnancy and while breastfeeding

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• 36 of men chew paan masala, gutkha, or other
  tobacco
• 33 of men smoke cigarettes or bidis
• Among men and women who smoke, more than 9 in 10
  smoked at least one cigarette/bidi in the last 24
  hours
• Among men who smoke, 61 smoked more than 5
  cigarettes/bidis in the past 24 hours

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Alcohol use by women is rare.
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(Percentage)
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