Investigating the Consumer Attitude toward Green Marketing

Recently climate change issues have come to the forefront. Climate change is a global challenge. It is a threat to social and economic stability and sustainable human existence. There is no doubt that climate change affects the fundamental requirement for health – clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient green food and secured shelter. Many measures have to be planned for and taken into account when adapting to climate changes .As a third world country Bangladesh can place a good phenomena in climate change through adapting consumer attitude towards green marketing . According to the study, consumers are very much sensitive in a few factors. These factors are consumer’s loyalty about green product, Global warming and environmental safety, quality of product, concern about extra price and Luxury and Environmental awareness. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used in analyzing data. And we distribute 120 questionnaires among the people. And for analyses the data, we use correlation and regression, according to that all of the hypotheses accepted. Keywords: Green product, Green consumer, Corporate Social responsibility, Green marketing

Comparison of Demographic Characteristics of Methamphetamine versus Opioid Users in an Addiction Treatment Center: A Case Study

Background & Objectives: Opioid use has a long history in Iran. In recent years, with the changing pattern of drug use from traditional to industrial substances, the use of stimulants, especially methamphetamine has been increased. The aim of this study was to compare the demographic characteristics of methamphetamine and opioid users in a selected addiction treatment center in Zahedan city. Methods: This research was a cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study that was done in the period from April to March 2015 on the record of 156 users of methamphetamine or opioids referred to the selected addiction treatment center in Zahedan. The required information was collected from patients' records. Data analysis was done using chi-square and logistic regression and through SPSS software (version 21). Results: Most of the participants were male (89.7%), less than 35 years (50.6%), married (59%), employed (60.3%), illiterate or with primary education (35.9%). In terms of age, methamphetamine users were significantly younger than opioid users (P=0.004). The two groups did not have a significant difference in terms of gender (P =0.15), education level (P= 0.6) and marital status (P=0.94). In addition, in terms of job status, the majority of methamphetamine users, unlike opioid users, were unemployed (P = 0.01). Conclusion: The findings of this study showed that use of methamphetamine, in comparison to opioid, is more prevalent in younger and unemployed people; therefore, through promoting cultural and educational opportunities for youths, this kind of problems can be prevented. Key¬words: Demographic characteristics, Methamphetamine, Opioid, addiction treatment center, Users ¬Citation: Ebrahiminia M, Ebrahiminia M, Azizi M. Comparison of Demographic Characteristics of Methamphetamine versus Opioid Users in an Addiction Treatment Center: A Case Study. Journal of Health Based Research 2017; 3(1): 13-24

Comparison of Demographic Characteristics of Methamphetamine versus Opioid Users in The Addiction Treatment Center: A Case Study

Background & Objectives: Opioid use has a long history in Iran. In recent years, with the changing pattern of drug use from traditional to industrial substances, the use of stimulants, especially methamphetamine has been increased. The aim of this study was to compare the demographic characteristics of methamphetamine and opioid users in a selected addiction treatment center in Zahedan city. Methods: This research was a cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study that was done in the period from April to March 2015 on the record of 156 users of methamphetamine or opioids referred to the selected addiction treatment center in Zahedan. The required information was collected from patients' records. Data analysis was done using chi-square and logistic regression and through SPSS software (version 21). Results: Most of the participants were male (89.7%), less than 35 years (50.6%), married (59%), employed (60.3%), illiterate or with primary education (35.9%). In terms of age, methamphetamine users were significantly younger than opioid users (P=0.004). The two groups did not have a significant difference in terms of gender (P =0.15), education level (P= 0.6) and marital status (P=0.94). In addition, in terms of job status, the majority of methamphetamine users, unlike opioid users, were unemployed (P = 0.01). Conclusion: The findings of this study showed that use of methamphetamine, in comparison to opioid, is more prevalent in younger and unemployed people; therefore, through promoting cultural and educational opportunities for youths, this kind of problems can be prevented. Keywords: Demographic characteristics, Methamphetamine, Opioid, addiction treatment center, Users Citation: Ebrahiminia M, Ebrahiminia M, Azizi M. Comparison of Demographic Characteristics of Methamphetamine versus Opioid Users in an Addiction Treatment Center: A Case Study. Journal of Health Based Research 2017; 3(1): 13-24

The relationship between neonatal factors and involving with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD) and patients\' outcome in Fars Province

Introduction: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD) or fauvism is the most common enzyme deficiency in human, so that 400 million people are living with this disease worldwide. This study aimed to investigate the role of some neonatal factors among newborns suffering from G6PD deficiency and neonatal outcomes associated with this disease. Materials and methods: In this study, two methods including case-control and retrospective cohort regarding some neonatal factors associated with G6PD deficiency were used. These methods were performed on 142 children with this kind of deficiency and 142 healthy infants in the city of Marvdasht during 2013- 2014. The analysis of data was based on chi-square tests, t-test, logistic regression, descriptive statistics and estimation of odds ratios or relative risks via SPSS16 software. Results: Totally 284 newborns including 132 (46.6%)/ 152 (53.4%) boys/girls and mean weight on birth of 3163 ± 471 (gr) were analyzed. Comparison of case and control samples did not show any significant differences between sex and involving with G6PD deficiency but the chance of having a baby with this defect in pregnancy intervals between 6 to 8 years was increased (95% CI: 1- 4.4, OR: 2). Relative risk of jaundice in infected and healthy infants was estimated as 3.73, which demonstrated a statistically significant association (95% CI: 1.33- 10.4). The frequency of low birth weight, birth order and type of delivery was associated with the disease, but their differences were insignificant compared to the healthy group. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the number of hospitalization is increased due to jaundice in infants with G6PD. There is also an insignificant relation between low birth weight, rank of birth and type of delivery. Thus, it is recommended that other consequences of this deficiency need to be revealed by screening other populations with more samples

Effect of green tea (Camellia sineisis L) extract on blood glucose and body weight in male induced diabetic Rats

Background and Objective: Nowaday many diabetic patients interested in using medicinal herbs to relieve the symptoms of their disease in spite of the availability of synthetic drugs, one of such herbal medicine is green tea, studies about effects of this plant on blood glucose, weight of diabetes is contradict and suitable dosage is not mentioned, thus this study was done to determine the effect of green tea extract on blood glucose and body weight in male induced diabetic Rats. Materials and Methods: In this experimental study 40 wistar male Rats with body weight of 230±20 purchased and kept standard situation subsequently 8 of them considered as normal group and the reminder became diabetic by 50mg/kg IP by streptozotosin. After 2 weeks animals with blood glucose of 200-500 mg/dl were considered as diabetic and divided in 4 groups with 8 animals in each. Then 3 groups of them daily was feed with 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg of extract by feeding tube for 6 weeks, diabetic control group and non-diabetic group also was feed with DMSO10% as well. BS and body weight were assessed at 2nd, 4th, 6th week after daily feeding by different doses of green tea extract, and at last results were analyzed by using student t-test and one way ANOVA. Results: The mean of blood glucose of diabetic control group were significantly higher than non-diabetic group and blood glucose of diabetic groups that was feed with 50, 100 and 200mg/kg of extract was significantly lower than diabetic control group. Body weight of 3 treatment groups were not significantly reduced. Conclusion: This study showed that green tea extract has an antidiabetic effect and suitable dosage of this extract was 100mg/kg