Smoking Cessation Poster

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Smoking Cessation Poster Smoking is a major health challenge as evident from WHO estimations that tobacco smoking kills half of its users, killing more than 8 million people each year globally. It is estimated that 1.3 billion people worldwide use tobacco (World Health Organization, 2020). Data from NHS shows that in England, 28 percent of men and 22 percent of women aged between 24 and 35 years, based on 2019 statistics, were current smokers; this is the highest share of male and female smokers across the age groups (NHS, 2022). Besides, data from the NHS shows that in the UK, where an estimated 6.9 million adult cigarette smokers are, the prevalence of those who have smoked increased from 37.4% in 1974 to 60.4% in 2019. Smoking is highest among adults between 24 and 35 years, with 28% of men and 22% of women in this age group current smokers.

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There is a strong association between tobacco smoking and the prevalence of lung cancer. Lung cancer is associated with smoking since the smoke for tobacco smoke damages the lining of the lungs, when a person inhales cigarette smoke which has carcinogens then there are changes in the lung tissue. Whereas the body may initially repair damage, long-term exposure to smoking makes it difficult for cells too repair any DNA damage, and also destroys parts of the DNA that protects individuals from cancer (Remen et al., 2018). The sustained damage to the DNA over time leads to lung cancer. Therefore, the poster aims to create awareness of the dangers of smoking and the interventions available for people between 25 and 35 years to quit smoking (Coughlin et al., 2020).

Educating the public on the dangers of smoking and its association with lung cancer through public awareness programs using mediums such as this poster would contribute to smoking cessation (Blackwell et al., 2020). The model explored, in this case, is selfefficacy behavior to promote change in health habits. The people's beliefs regarding the dangers of smoking impact well-being because how the population thinks and thinks about their health problems will inform when and how they seek care and respond to lifestyle change. In this regard, understanding the dangers of smoking will shape people's beliefs and influence them to seek available help to quit smoking.

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