Does Consumer Behaviour on Meat Consumption Increase Obesity? - Empirical Evidence from European Countries
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2014
Pages:
1-5
Received:
29 January 2014
Published:
20 February 2014
Abstract: The study shows the association between consumer behavior on meat consumption and obesity of individuals in the European countries. Consumer behavior in terms of meat consumption and life-style has significant impact on obesity which is defined by Body Mass Index (BMI) calculated as kilogram per meter square. The primary sample survey which was conducted online, received the voluntary response from European nationals. The study finds that increasing proportion of meat in the meal has significant positive association in increasing the BMI. The study shows that age and meat consumption have significant positive association with increasing BMI, however, education, income and hours of physical exercise have negative association with increasing BMI. In order to analyze the complex and causal relationship among the variables, an econometric regression technique has been used. As the dependent variable BMI is an ordered categorical variable, ordered logistic model is used to analyze the model.
Abstract: The study shows the association between consumer behavior on meat consumption and obesity of individuals in the European countries. Consumer behavior in terms of meat consumption and life-style has significant impact on obesity which is defined by Body Mass Index (BMI) calculated as kilogram per meter square. The primary sample survey which was con...
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Survey Requirements of the Accreditation Program after the First Round of the National Assessment at Hospital and Compared with the Results of It
Meghdad Rahati,
Monireh Dehghani Arani,
Reza Nanakar,
Azam Kazemi
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2014
Pages:
6-12
Received:
5 March 2014
Accepted:
10 April 2014
Published:
20 April 2014
Abstract: The idea of quality management systems in recent years in the public and governmental sectors have attracted attention of officials and experts .Can say that correct deployment of these systems is one of the most important tools that can assist the governments in this matter, and lead to success. In this regard, We decided to survey requirements of this program in the hospitals. Methods: we survey the comments of 85 managers and supervisors of hospitals with five factors influencing on this program and then compared with the results of national assessment. In a descriptive cross-sectional study, we used a five-part questionnaire with 40 Likert-type questions for data collection that Validated with Delphi method. analysis of variance and T-test were used for statistical analysis. Results: among the five factors, Leadership and management)%57,88) Organizational structure%)62,03) Human resource development(%60,58) customer focus(%56,35) and Team work(%58,41) proved to be acceptable.(with assuming 50% accepted in the five-factor).There was significant difference among the total means of influencing factors in the studies hospitals(P-value <0.0001) also between Total score (comments of managers and supervisors) and score of national assessment there was no significant differences.(P-value=0.2) Conclusion: It can be said that attention of managers to Leadership and management, Organizational structure, Human resource development, Customer focus and Team work will make effective and efficient implementation Accreditation Program
Abstract: The idea of quality management systems in recent years in the public and governmental sectors have attracted attention of officials and experts .Can say that correct deployment of these systems is one of the most important tools that can assist the governments in this matter, and lead to success. In this regard, We decided to survey requireme...
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