The Impact of Knowledge, Attitude and Social Norm Changes on Cigarette Smoking Behavior in the United States - Patrick Kimuyu - Bog

Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Health - Public Health, grade: 1.6, Egerton University, language: English, abstract: In the United States cigarette smoking among youth and young adults is a prominent public health issue/concern. On this note, health compromising consequences has prompted many schools of thought and government agencies to set up programs that support smoking cessation in the United States. Cigarette smoking is a health compromising behavior because current statistics in the country show that it has resulted into approximately 443,000 premature deaths amongst youth and adults. Therefore, seminar paper discusses the impact of knowledge, attitude, and social norm changes on cigarette smoking behaviors in the United States.