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Smoking Cessation and Public Knowledge Summary

Smoking Cessation

• Approximately 41% of smokers have attempted to quit at least once.
• Among male ever-smokers, 17% successfully quit; for females, it is 21%.
• Older smokers typically have more previous quitting attempts.
• Cessation methods vary with age and education level; interest in quitting ranges from 43% for current male smokers to 46% for females.

Public Knowledge and Media

• Awareness is high: 79% of the Egyptian population has seen anti-smoking materials; 52% viewed public health films on local TV and 56% on satellite channels.
• Pro-cigarette marketing is seen by 11%, mostly in-store.
• Over 90% believe smoking and shisha cause serious diseases like heart attacks, lung cancer, and health issues for pregnant women; this knowledge does not differentiate by smoker status or education.

Health Warnings and Advertising

• Health warnings on cigarette packets influence 45% of smokers to consider quitting.
• 90% of adults see smoking depictions in TV shows, with 87% observing shisha smoking scenes.