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The Zakat, one of the five pillars of Islam, is a financial resource for Islamic states in addition to taxes. Given the importance of Zakat funds for the economy and society, Zakat collection and distribution institutions have been established. This chapter was interested in the behavior of individuals in setting up a Zakat institution in the Tunisian context. The authors have studied the factors that affect the intention to pay Zakat to Zakat institutions. To do this, a questionnaire was administered to 100 people. The authors obtain three types of information: attitude towards Zakat, attitude towards institutions, and information related to the intention to pay Zakat to Zakat institutions. The authors have estimated by the binary logit model the relationship between the intention to pay Zakat to Zakat institutions and four factors: trust, quality of service, proximity, and the level of understanding of the Zakat principles. Three of them are significant.

Amaç: Bu çalışmada Tunceli ilinde yaşayıp, devlet hastanesine başvuran bireylerde Hepatit B virüsü (HBV) ve hepatit C virüsü (HCV) seroprevelansını değerlendirmek amaçlandı. Yöntem: Tunceli Devlet Hastanesinde, Hepatit B yüzey antijeni (HBsAg, n: 3640), hepatit B yüzey antikoru (anti-HBs, n: 3941) ve HCV antikoru (anti-HCV, n: 3489) seropozitiflik oranları retrospektif olarak, Temmuz 2013 ve Ocak 2015 arasında incelendi. Veriler Tunceli Devlet hastanesi veri tabanından toplandı ve SPSS 15.00 programı kullanılarak analiz edildi. Bulgular: HBsAg testi çalışılan 3640 hasta bu çalışmaya dahil edildi. 154 hasta (%4.23) HBsAg pozitif bulunmuştur. 3489 hastanın 33'ü (%0.94) anti-HCV pozitif; 3941 hastanın 1829'u (46.41%) anti-HBs pozitif bulunmuştur. Sonuç: Daha önceki çalışmada da Tunceli ilinde benzer sonuçlar olmasına rağmen, HBV ve HCV seroprevalansı hala yüksek düzeydedir. Bu nedenle, HBV ve HCV enfeksiyonlarının bulaşması ve korunma konusunda toplumun bilinçlendirilmesi, sağlık eğitimi ile güçlendirilmelidir., Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalance of the Hepatitis B (HBV) and Hepatitis C (HCV) viruses among patients living in Tunceli province who had been admitted to the Tunceli State Hospital. Method: The seropositivity rates of hepatitis B surface antigens (HBsAg, n:3640), antibodies to hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs, n:3941) and HCV antibodies (anti-HCV, n:3489) were retrospectively studied at the Tunceli StateHospital for the period between July 2013 and January 2015. Data was collected from the database of Tunceli State Hospital and analyzed using SPSS 15.00. Results: A total of 3640 patients tested for HBsAg were included in this study. 154 patients (4.23 %) were found HBsAg positive. 33 (0.94 %) of 3489 patients were found anti-HCV positive and 1829 (46.41%) of 3941 patients were found anti-HBs positive. Conclusions:While an earlier study had produced similar results to the current study in Tunceli province, the seroprevalence of HBV and HCV are still high. Therefore, community awareness should be raised through health education about transmission and prevention of HBVand HCV infections.