Challenges and opportunities for silicosis prevention and control: need for a national health program on silicosis in India

Table 1 Prevalence of silicosis and silico-tuberculosis in various occupations in India

Disease	Place of Study	Type of Worker	Prevalence	Author-year
Silicosis	Rajasthan	Stone mineworkers	38–79%	Sishodiya 2022 [6], Nandi SS et al. 2021 [25], Sharma DC 2015 [18], Sishodiya et al. 2014 [30], Sishodiya et al. 2014 [31] Sishodiya et al. 2011 [32]
	Gujarat	Agate workers	18–69%	Chaudhury et al. 2010 [26], Rastogi et al. 1991 [36]
	Madhya Pradesh	Slate pencil workers	25–55%	Saiyed et al. 1985 [34], Jain et al. 1977 [35]
	Rajasthan	General mineworkers	37%	Rajavel et al. 2020 [24]
	Mumbai	Flourmill workers	30%	Athavale et al. 2011 [39]
	Gujarat	Stone grinders	14–18%	Tiwari et al. 2010 [38], Tiwari and Sharma 2008 [37]
	Gujarat	Pottery workers	15%	Saiyed et al. 1995 [27]
	Rajasthan	Stone carving and stone mining	12%	Sishodiya 2023 [19]
	Rajasthan	Sandstone quarries	12%	Dhatrak and Nandi 2019 [11]
	Haryana	Mine workers	9%	Govindagoudar et al. 2022 [29]
	Delhi	Ordnance factory workers	3.5%	Viswanathan et al. 1972 [33]
Silico-tuberculosis	Gujarat	Stone grinders	12–25%	Tiwari et al. 2010 [38], Tiwari and Sharma 2008 [37]
	Rajasthan	Stone mineworkers	12%	Nandi et al. 2021 [25]
	Rajasthan	Mineworkers	7%	Rajavel et al. 2020 [24]
	Gujarat	Agate workers	5%	Rupani 2023 [40]

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