As per DLHS-IV, fewer states especially north eastern states (Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland, Manipur), northern states (Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh) and Andhra Pradesh have shown a decline in female smoking whereas south-western states (Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Goa) and fewer eastern states (West Bengal, Meghalaya, Mizoram) have an increasing trend, when compared with Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) India, 2009–2010 data[ 5 ] [ Table 1 ].
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