Abstract

Introduction: India is passing through an epidemiological transition in health with high rates of urbanization; which in turn leads to economic improvement and one of the effect of this economic improvement is shift in disease spectrum from communicable to non communicable diseases. Non communicable disease contribute to around 5.87 million (60%) of all deaths in India. Women and men have different levels of exposure and vulnerability to Non communicable diseases risk factors. The present study was done in community setting to identify prevalence and distribution of risk factors for common Non communicable diseases among young adult women.