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    IT ๊ฑฐ๋ฒ„๋„Œ์Šค ๋ฉ”์ปค๋‹ˆ์ฆ˜, ์„œ๋น„์Šค ํ˜์‹  ์ฑ„ํƒ ๋ฐ ํ’ˆ์งˆ์ด ์„ฑ๋Šฅ, ๊ณ ๊ฐ ๋งŒ์กฑ ๋ฐ ์ ‘๊ทผ์„ฑ์— ๋ฏธ์น˜๋Š” ์˜ํ–ฅ ํ‰๊ฐ€ ์‚ฌ๋ก€ : ๋‚˜์ด์ง€๋ฆฌ์•„ ๋ชจ๋ฐ”์ผ ๋ฑ…ํ‚น ์„œ๋น„์Šค

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    ํ•™์œ„๋…ผ๋ฌธ (๋ฐ•์‚ฌ) -- ์„œ์šธ๋Œ€ํ•™๊ต ๋Œ€ํ•™์› : ๊ณต๊ณผ๋Œ€ํ•™ ํ˜‘๋™๊ณผ์ • ๊ธฐ์ˆ ๊ฒฝ์˜ยท๊ฒฝ์ œยท์ •์ฑ…์ „๊ณต, 2020. 8. Hwang Junseok .์„ธ๊ณ„ ์€ํ–‰ ํ†ต๊ณ„์— ๋”ฐ๋ฅด๋ฉด ์ „ ์„ธ๊ณ„ 20์–ต ๋ช… ์ด์ƒ์˜ ์‚ฌ๋žŒ๋“ค์ด ์€ํ–‰๊ณผ ๊ธˆ์œต ์„œ๋น„์Šค๋ฅผ ์ด์šฉํ•  ์ˆ˜ ์—†๋‹ค. 2์–ต ๋ช…์ด ๋„˜๋Š” ์ธ๊ตฌ๋ฅผ ๊ฐ€์ง€๊ณ  ์žˆ์œผ๋ฉฐ ์‚ฌํ•˜๋ผ ์ด๋‚จ ์•„ํ”„๋ฆฌ์นด์—์„œ ๊ฐ€์žฅ ๋†’์€ ์ธ๊ตฌ๋ฅผ ๊ฐ€์ง„ ๋‚˜๋ผ ์ค‘ ํ•˜๋‚˜๋กœ ์†๊ผฝํžˆ๋Š” ๋‚˜์ด์ง€๋ฆฌ์•„์—์„œ๋Š” ์„ฑ์ธ ์ธ๊ตฌ์˜ 60% ์ด์ƒ์ด ์€ํ–‰์„ ์ด์šฉํ•˜์ง€ ์•Š๋Š”๋‹ค. ๋ฐ˜๋ฉด ๋ชจ๋ฐ”์ผ ๊ธฐ์ˆ ์˜ ์นจํˆฌ๋Š” ์ž๋ฆฌ๋ฅผ ์žก์•„๊ฐ€๋ฉฐ 90% ์ด์ƒ์˜ ๊ตญ๋‚ด ์นจํˆฌ ๊ฒฝํ—˜์„ ์Œ“๊ฒŒ ๋˜์—ˆ๋‹ค. ๋ณธ ์—ฐ๊ตฌ๋Š” ์–ด๋–ป๊ฒŒ ๋ชจ๋ฐ”์ผ ๊ธฐ์ˆ ์˜ ํ˜์‹ ์ ์ธ ๊ธˆ์œต ์„œ๋น„์Šค๋ฅผ ํ™œ์šฉํ•˜์—ฌ ๋‚˜์ด์ง€๋ฆฌ์•„์— ๊ธˆ์œต์„ ํ™•์žฅ์‹œํ‚ฌ ์ˆ˜ ์žˆ๋Š”์ง€๋ฅผ ํƒ๊ตฌํ•œ๋‹ค. ๋‹ค์Œ์˜ ์งˆ๋ฌธ์„ ๋‹ตํ•˜๊ธฐ ์œ„ํ•˜์—ฌ ์„ธ ๊ฐ€์ง€ ๋‹ค๋ฅธ ๊ด€์ ์œผ๋กœ ์—ฐ๊ตฌ๋ฅผ ์ˆ˜ํ–‰ํ•˜์˜€๋‹ค. 1. ๋‚˜์ด์ง€๋ฆฌ์•„ ์€ํ–‰์ด ๋ณด๋‹ค ์ฒด๊ณ„์ ์ธ ๊ธˆ์œต ํฌ์šฉ์„ ๋‹ฌ์„ฑํ•˜๋Š” ๋ฐ ์žˆ์–ด์„œ ํšŒ์‚ฌ ์„ฑ๊ณผ๋ฅผ ํ–ฅ์ƒ์„ ์œ„ํ•œ ํ˜์‹ ์ ์ธ ์„œ๋น„์Šค๋ฅผ ์ฑ„ํƒ์ด ์–ด๋–ป๊ฒŒ ์ฒด๊ณ„์ ์œผ๋กœ ๋” ์กฐ์งํ™” ๋  ์ˆ˜ ์žˆ๋Š”์ง€์— ๋Œ€ํ•œ ๋ฐฉ๋ฒ•์  ์ธก๋ฉด 2. ๊ณ ๊ฐ์—๊ฒŒ ์ œ๊ณต๋˜๋Š” ํ˜„์žฌ์˜ ๋””์ง€ํ„ธ ๊ธˆ์œต ์„œ๋น„์Šค ํ’ˆ์งˆ์€ ์ƒˆ๋กœ์šด ํ˜์‹  ์„œ๋น„์Šค๋ฅผ ๊ฐœ์„ ํ•˜๊ณ  ์ ์‘ ์‹œ์ผœ์„œ ๊ณ ๊ฐ์ด ๋งŒ์กฑํ•  ์ˆ˜ ์žˆ๋„๋ก ํ•ด์•ผํ•จ. 3. ์„œ๋น„์Šค ์ œ๊ณต ํ˜์‹ ์„ ํ†ตํ•ด ์€ํ–‰์€ ๊ณ ๊ฐ์˜ ์ ‘๊ทผ์„ฑ ๋ฐ ๋งŒ์กฑ๋„๋ฅผ ๋†’์ด๊ธฐ ์œ„ํ•ด ํ’ˆ์งˆ, ๊ฐ€๊ฒฉ ๋ฐ ์„œ๋น„์Šค ์‹ ๋ขฐ์— ๋Œ€ํ•œ ๊ณ ๊ฐ์˜ ์ธ์‹์„ ์ดํ•ดํ•˜๋Š” ๊ฒƒ์ด ์ค‘์š”ํ•จ. ์ด๋Ÿฌํ•œ ์„ธ ๊ฐ€์ง€ ์—ฐ๊ตฌ ํ”„๋ ˆ์ž„์˜ ๊ฒฐ๊ณผ๋Š” ์„œ๋น„์Šค ํ˜์‹ ์ด ๋‚˜์ด์ง€๋ฆฌ์•„์— ๊ธˆ์œต ํฌํ•จ์„ ์ฆ๊ฐ€์‹œํ‚ค๊ธฐ ์œ„ํ•œ ๋„๊ตฌ๋กœ ์ฑ„ํƒ๋  ๋•Œ IT ๊ฑฐ๋ฒ„๋„Œ์Šค ๋ฉ”์ปค๋‹ˆ์ฆ˜, ์„œ๋น„์Šค ํ’ˆ์งˆ ์„ฑ๋Šฅ, ๊ฐ€๊ฒฉ ๊ฐ€์น˜ ๋ฐ ์‹ ๋ขฐ๊ฐ€ ๊ธฐ์—… ์„ฑ๊ณผ, ๊ณ ๊ฐ ๋งŒ์กฑ๋„, ์‚ฌ์šฉ์ž ์ ‘๊ทผ์„ฑ์˜ ์š”์ธ์— ์˜ํ–ฅ์„ ๋ฏธ์นœ๋‹ค๋Š” ๊ฒƒ์„ ๋ณด์—ฌ์ฃผ์—ˆ๋‹ค. ๋ณธ ๋…ผ๋ฌธ์€ ํ˜์‹ ์ ์ธ ๊ธˆ์œต ์„œ๋น„์Šค์™€ ๊ฒฐํ•ฉํ•œ ๊ธฐ์ˆ ์˜ ํ•œ ํ˜•ํƒœ๋กœ์„œ์˜ ๋ชจ๋ฐ”์ผ ๋ฑ…ํ‚น์„ ์–ด๋–ป๊ฒŒ ํ™œ์šฉํ•˜์—ฌ ๊ธˆ์œต ์„œ๋น„์Šค์˜ ์ ‘๊ทผ์„ฑ์„ ๋†’์ด๊ณ  ์ œ๊ณตํ•  ์ˆ˜ ์žˆ๋Š”์ง€์— ๋Œ€ํ•œ ํ†ต์ฐฐ๋ ฅ์„ ์ œ๊ณตํ•œ๋‹ค. ์ด ์—ฐ๊ตฌ์˜ ๊ด€๋ฆฌ ์ •์ฑ…์  ์˜๋ฏธ๋Š” ์‚ฌ๋žŒ๋“ค์ด ๊ธˆ์œต ์„œ๋น„์Šค์— ์ ‘๊ทผํ•  ์ˆ˜ ์žˆ๋Š” ๋น„์œจ์„ ์ฆ๊ฐ€์‹œํ‚ค๋Š” ๋ฐ ์‚ฌ์šฉ๋  ์ˆ˜ ์žˆ๊ณ , ์ด๋ก ์  ์˜๋ฏธ๋Š” ๋” ๋งŽ์€ ๊ธˆ์œต ํฌํ•จ์„ ๋‹ฌ์„ฑํ•˜๊ธฐ ์œ„ํ•œ ํ˜์‹ ์ ์ธ ๋ฐฉ๋ฒ•์„ ์ฑ„ํƒํ•˜๋Š” ์€ํ–‰์˜ ์ค€๋น„ ์ƒํƒœ๋ฅผ ํ‰๊ฐ€ํ•˜๋Š” ๋ฐ ์‚ฌ์šฉ๋  ์ˆ˜ ์žˆ๋‹ค.According to World Bank statistics, more than two billion people in the world have no access to banks and financial services. In Nigeria, which has over 200 million people, making it one of the highest populations in sub-Saharan Africa, more than 60% of the adult population are unbanked. On the other hand, mobile technology penetration has been gaining ground and has experienced more than 90% penetration into the country. This research explores how innovative financial services on mobile technology can be leveraged to increase financial inclusion in Nigeria. Three different perspectives were developed to determine the following: 1. How Nigerian banks can become more organized to adopt the right innovative services that will improve their firm performance in achieving more financial inclusion; 2. The present quality of digital financial services that are provided to customers need to improve and adapt to new innovative services to ensure they remain satisfied; and 3. With service delivery innovations, it is vital for banks to understand the perceptions of their customers on quality, pricing charges, and trust of services to increase user accessibility and satisfaction. Our results from these three research frameworks have shown that IT governance mechanisms, service quality performance, price value, and trust are influencing factors of firm performance, customer satisfaction, and user accessibility when service innovation is adopted as a tool to increase financial inclusion in Nigeria. This dissertation provides insight into how mobile banking as a form of technology in combination with innovative financial services can be utilized to provide and increase the accessibility of financial services. The studys managerial policy implications can be used to increase the rate at which people can access financial services and the theoretical implications can be used by academicians to assess banks readiness in adopting innovative ways to achieve more financial inclusion.Chapter 1. Overall Introduction 1 1.1 Motivation 1 1.2 Problem Statement 2 1.3 Research Objectives 4 1.4 Research Questions 4 1.5 Research Methodology 5 1.6 Research Outline 8 1.6.1 Research Design 9 1.6.2 Nigeria: Case Study 11 Chapter 2. Literature Review 14 2.1 Corporate Governance 14 2.2 IT Governance: Definitions 15 2.3 Service Innovation 20 2.4 Mobile Banking in Nigeria 25 Chapter 3. Theoretical Framework 29 Chapter 4. IT Governance Mechanisms: Impact on Service Innovation as a Mediator and Improving Factor for Firm Performance in the Banking Sector 35 4.1 Introduction 35 4.1.1 Research Objective 39 4.1.2 Research Questions 40 4.2 Literature Review 40 4.2.1 IT Governance Mechanism 40 4.2.2 Service Innovation Dimensions 45 4.2.3 Firm Performance 48 4.3 Proposed Research Model and Hypotheses 48 4.4 Methodology and Data Collection 55 4.5 Results Analysis 59 4.5.1 1st Model Descriptive Statistics 59 4.5.2 1st Model Measurement Model 62 4.5.3 1st Model Structural Model 67 4.5.4 2nd Model Description Statistics 69 4.5.5 2nd Model Measurement Model 70 4.5.6 2nd Model Structural Model 73 4.5.7 3rd Model Description Statistics 75 4.5.8 3rd Model Measurement Model 77 4.5.9 3rd Model Structural Model 80 4.5.10 Mediation Effects of Models 1, 2 and 3 82 4.6 Discussion 85 4.7 Implications 86 4.8 Contributions 90 4.9 Sub-conclusion 91 Chapter 5. Evaluating the Influence of Service Innovation and SERVPERF Model on Customer Satisfaction: Case Study of Nigerian Mobile Banking Services 93 5.1 Introduction 93 5.1.1 Research Objective 95 5.1.2 Research Questions 95 5.2 Literature Review 96 5.2.1 Exploitation and Exploration Service Innovation 96 5.2.2 Service Quality Performance 97 5.2.3 Customer Satisfaction 102 5.3 Proposed Research Model and Hypotheses 103 5.4 Methodology and Data Collection 107 5.5 Results Analysis 111 5.5.1 Descriptive Statistics 111 5.5.2 Collinearity 112 5.5.3 Measurement Model 114 5.5.4 Structural Model 118 5.6 Discussion 120 5.7 Implications 121 5.8 Contributions 123 5.9 Sub-conclusion 124 Chapter 6. Investigating Factors Impacting User Accessibility and Satisfaction in Mobile Banking Service Delivery: A SEM-ANN Hybrid Predictive Analysis Approach 126 6.1 Introduction 126 6.1.1 Research Objective 129 6.1.2 Research Questions 130 6.1.3 Research methodology 130 6.2 Literature Review 132 6.2.1 Service Delivery Innovation 132 6.2.2 DeLone and McLean Model 133 6.2.3 Mobile Banking Technologies and Services 143 6.3 Proposed Research Model and Hypotheses 148 6.4 Methodology and Data Collection 152 6.5 Results Analysis 156 6.5.1 Descriptive Statistics 156 6.5.2 Collinearity 157 6.5.3 Measurement Model 158 6.5.4 Structural Model 162 6.5.5 Predictive Analysis Using PLSpredict 164 6.5.6 Predictive Analysis Using Artificial Neural Networks 168 6.6 Discussion 179 6.7 Implications 180 6.8 Contributions 182 6.9 Sub-conclusion 184 Chapter 7. Conclusion 187 7.1 Summary 187 7.2 Contributions 191 7.3 Policy Implications 193 7.4 Limitations and Future Research 199 Bibliography 201 Appendix 1 245 Appendix 2 266 Abstract (Korean) 273Docto

    Effect of trust of business social responsibility on business performance of small scale industries: Structural equation modelling approach

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    The objective of this paper is to provide links between Trust of Business Social Responsibility on business performance. Specifically the relationship between Trust of BSR on business performance of Small Scale Industries was examined in this study. This study comprised samples from 800 owners/managers of Small Scale Industries. A cross sectional design was employed to examine the influence of Trust of BSR on Business performance. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS version 18 and AMOS graphics version 18.The result of this study shows that all variables achieved measurement model; Composite Reliability and Average Variance Extracted (AVE) are all above yardsticks of 0.7 and 0.5 respectively.The results of hypothesized relationships revealed that Trust of BSR was significantly related to Business performance.Finally, the model indices satisfied the adoption of using Structural Equation Modeling.The utilization of cross-sectional study served as one shortcoming and adoption of only Small Scale Industries owners/managers in Kano state Nigeria limits the generalizability of the findings.A significant implication of this research is the finding which gives light to owners/managers of Small Scale Industries to focus on Trust of BSR which in consequential lead to Business Performance.The findings are new and distinctive from previous research.The result of this research is based on a sample of Small Scale Industries owners/managers in Kano, Nigeria.The result is very imperative to academics and practitioners of Small Scale Industries worldwide

    Digital and Home Healthcare Survey among Nigerians: Assessing Awareness, Preferences, and Willingness to Pay for an Integrated Healthcare Ecosystem to achieve Universal Health Coverage

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    Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for evolving an integrated healthcare ecosystem that will connect patients to digital and home healthcare to achieve universal health coverage. The survey aims to assess perceptions and preferences about digital and home healthcare services and develop an integrated healthcare ecosystem. Methods: A survey of 254 Nigerians was conducted to assess their awareness, preferences, and willingness to pay for digital and home healthcare services using electronic questionnaires, and the data were analysed using SPSS 16.0. Results: Males constituted 70.9%, and 61.4% were aged โ‰ค35 years. Two-third were clients, and a third were healthcare providers. Although about 71% patronized public hospitals, there was poor satisfaction (31.7%) than those attending private hospitals that were more satisfied. The male gender, private hospital utilization, and age of โ‰ค35 years were associated with the satisfaction with OR 1.19 (95% CI 0.69-2.05), OR 1.22 (95% CI 0.73-2.04), and OR 2.41 (95% CI 1.38-4.20) respectively. Thirty minutes was the acceptable delay in receiving care by most respondents.  Only 39.4% were aware of digital health, and 52.8% were aware of home healthcare.  Male gender was associated with DH awareness, while being a healthcare provider was associated with both DH and home healthcare awareness. The respondents' median amount was willing to pay for DH and HH respondents is 1.64โˆ’1.64 - 6.56 and 3.28โ€“3.28 โ€“ 6.56, respectively. Conclusion: In response to the survey result, we designed an integrated hospital, digital, and home healthcare project named eDokta, to leapfrog the attainment of universal health coverage in Nigeria

    Digital and Home Healthcare Survey among Nigerians: Assessing Awareness, Preferences, and Willingness to Pay for an Integrated Healthcare Ecosystem to achieve Universal Health Coverage

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    Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for evolving an integrated healthcare ecosystem that will connect patients to digital and home healthcare to achieve universal health coverage. The survey aims to assess perceptions and preferences about digital and home healthcare services and develop an integrated healthcare ecosystem. Methods: A survey of 254 Nigerians was conducted to assess their awareness, preferences, and willingness to pay for digital and home healthcare services using electronic questionnaires, and the data were analysed using SPSS 16.0. Results: Males constituted 70.9%, and 61.4% were aged โ‰ค35 years. Two-third were clients, and a third were healthcare providers. Although about 71% patronized public hospitals, there was poor satisfaction (31.7%) than those attending private hospitals that were more satisfied. The male gender, private hospital utilization, and age of โ‰ค35 years were associated with the satisfaction with OR 1.19 (95% CI 0.69-2.05), OR 1.22 (95% CI 0.73-2.04), and OR 2.41 (95% CI 1.38-4.20) respectively. Thirty minutes was the acceptable delay in receiving care by most respondents.  Only 39.4% were aware of digital health, and 52.8% were aware of home healthcare.  Male gender was associated with DH awareness, while being a healthcare provider was associated with both DH and home healthcare awareness. The respondents' median amount was willing to pay for DH and HH respondents is 1.64โˆ’1.64 - 6.56 and 3.28โ€“3.28 โ€“ 6.56, respectively. Conclusion: In response to the survey result, we designed an integrated hospital, digital, and home healthcare project named eDokta, to leapfrog the attainment of universal health coverage in Nigeria

    Digital and Home Healthcare Survey among Nigerians: Assessing Awareness, Preferences, and Willingness to Pay for an Integrated Healthcare Ecosystem to achieve Universal Health Coverage

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    Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for evolving an integrated healthcare ecosystem that will connect patients to digital and home healthcare to achieve universal health coverage. The survey aims to assess perceptions and preferences about digital and home healthcare services and develop an integrated healthcare ecosystem. Methods: A survey of 254 Nigerians was conducted to assess their awareness, preferences, and willingness to pay for digital and home healthcare services using electronic questionnaires, and the data were analysed using SPSS 16.0. Results: Males constituted 70.9%, and 61.4% were aged โ‰ค35 years. Two-third were clients, and a third were healthcare providers. Although about 71% patronized public hospitals, there was poor satisfaction (31.7%) than those attending private hospitals that were more satisfied. The male gender, private hospital utilization, and age of โ‰ค35 years were associated with the satisfaction with OR 1.19 (95% CI 0.69-2.05), OR 1.22 (95% CI 0.73-2.04), and OR 2.41 (95% CI 1.38-4.20) respectively. Thirty minutes was the acceptable delay in receiving care by most respondents.  Only 39.4% were aware of digital health, and 52.8% were aware of home healthcare.  Male gender was associated with DH awareness, while being a healthcare provider was associated with both DH and home healthcare awareness. The respondents' median amount was willing to pay for DH and HH respondents is 1.64โˆ’1.64 - 6.56 and 3.28โ€“3.28 โ€“ 6.56, respectively. Conclusion: In response to the survey result, we designed an integrated hospital, digital, and home healthcare project named eDokta, to leapfrog the attainment of universal health coverage in Nigeria

    Antimicrobial resistance among migrants in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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    BACKGROUND: Rates of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are rising globally and there is concern that increased migration is contributing to the burden of antibiotic resistance in Europe. However, the effect of migration on the burden of AMR in Europe has not yet been comprehensively examined. Therefore, we did a systematic review and meta-analysis to identify and synthesise data for AMR carriage or infection in migrants to Europe to examine differences in patterns of AMR across migrant groups and in different settings. METHODS: For this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched MEDLINE, Embase, PubMed, and Scopus with no language restrictions from Jan 1, 2000, to Jan 18, 2017, for primary data from observational studies reporting antibacterial resistance in common bacterial pathogens among migrants to 21 European Union-15 and European Economic Area countries. To be eligible for inclusion, studies had to report data on carriage or infection with laboratory-confirmed antibiotic-resistant organisms in migrant populations. We extracted data from eligible studies and assessed quality using piloted, standardised forms. We did not examine drug resistance in tuberculosis and excluded articles solely reporting on this parameter. We also excluded articles in which migrant status was determined by ethnicity, country of birth of participants' parents, or was not defined, and articles in which data were not disaggregated by migrant status. Outcomes were carriage of or infection with antibiotic-resistant organisms. We used random-effects models to calculate the pooled prevalence of each outcome. The study protocol is registered with PROSPERO, number CRD42016043681. FINDINGS: We identified 2274 articles, of which 23 observational studies reporting on antibiotic resistance in 2319 migrants were included. The pooled prevalence of any AMR carriage or AMR infection in migrants was 25ยท4% (95% CI 19ยท1-31ยท8; I2 =98%), including meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (7ยท8%, 4ยท8-10ยท7; I2 =92%) and antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (27ยท2%, 17ยท6-36ยท8; I2 =94%). The pooled prevalence of any AMR carriage or infection was higher in refugees and asylum seekers (33ยท0%, 18ยท3-47ยท6; I2 =98%) than in other migrant groups (6ยท6%, 1ยท8-11ยท3; I2 =92%). The pooled prevalence of antibiotic-resistant organisms was slightly higher in high-migrant community settings (33ยท1%, 11ยท1-55ยท1; I2 =96%) than in migrants in hospitals (24ยท3%, 16ยท1-32ยท6; I2 =98%). We did not find evidence of high rates of transmission of AMR from migrant to host populations. INTERPRETATION: Migrants are exposed to conditions favouring the emergence of drug resistance during transit and in host countries in Europe. Increased antibiotic resistance among refugees and asylum seekers and in high-migrant community settings (such as refugee camps and detention facilities) highlights the need for improved living conditions, access to health care, and initiatives to facilitate detection of and appropriate high-quality treatment for antibiotic-resistant infections during transit and in host countries. Protocols for the prevention and control of infection and for antibiotic surveillance need to be integrated in all aspects of health care, which should be accessible for all migrant groups, and should target determinants of AMR before, during, and after migration. FUNDING: UK National Institute for Health Research Imperial Biomedical Research Centre, Imperial College Healthcare Charity, the Wellcome Trust, and UK National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare-associated Infections and Antimictobial Resistance at Imperial College London

    Impact of opioid-free analgesia on pain severity and patient satisfaction after discharge from surgery: multispecialty, prospective cohort study in 25 countries

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    Background: Balancing opioid stewardship and the need for adequate analgesia following discharge after surgery is challenging. This study aimed to compare the outcomes for patients discharged with opioid versus opioid-free analgesia after common surgical procedures.Methods: This international, multicentre, prospective cohort study collected data from patients undergoing common acute and elective general surgical, urological, gynaecological, and orthopaedic procedures. The primary outcomes were patient-reported time in severe pain measured on a numerical analogue scale from 0 to 100% and patient-reported satisfaction with pain relief during the first week following discharge. Data were collected by in-hospital chart review and patient telephone interview 1 week after discharge.Results: The study recruited 4273 patients from 144 centres in 25 countries; 1311 patients (30.7%) were prescribed opioid analgesia at discharge. Patients reported being in severe pain for 10 (i.q.r. 1-30)% of the first week after discharge and rated satisfaction with analgesia as 90 (i.q.r. 80-100) of 100. After adjustment for confounders, opioid analgesia on discharge was independently associated with increased pain severity (risk ratio 1.52, 95% c.i. 1.31 to 1.76; P < 0.001) and re-presentation to healthcare providers owing to side-effects of medication (OR 2.38, 95% c.i. 1.36 to 4.17; P = 0.004), but not with satisfaction with analgesia (beta coefficient 0.92, 95% c.i. -1.52 to 3.36; P = 0.468) compared with opioid-free analgesia. Although opioid prescribing varied greatly between high-income and low- and middle-income countries, patient-reported outcomes did not.Conclusion: Opioid analgesia prescription on surgical discharge is associated with a higher risk of re-presentation owing to side-effects of medication and increased patient-reported pain, but not with changes in patient-reported satisfaction. Opioid-free discharge analgesia should be adopted routinely

    Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: a prospective, international, multicentre cohort study

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    Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most common infections associated with health care, but its importance as a global health priority is not fully understood. We quantified the burden of SSI after gastrointestinal surgery in countries in all parts of the world. Methods: This international, prospective, multicentre cohort study included consecutive patients undergoing elective or emergency gastrointestinal resection within 2-week time periods at any health-care facility in any country. Countries with participating centres were stratified into high-income, middle-income, and low-income groups according to the UN's Human Development Index (HDI). Data variables from the GlobalSurg 1 study and other studies that have been found to affect the likelihood of SSI were entered into risk adjustment models. The primary outcome measure was the 30-day SSI incidence (defined by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria for superficial and deep incisional SSI). Relationships with explanatory variables were examined using Bayesian multilevel logistic regression models. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT02662231. Findings: Between Jan 4, 2016, and July 31, 2016, 13 265 records were submitted for analysis. 12 539 patients from 343 hospitals in 66 countries were included. 7339 (58ยท5%) patient were from high-HDI countries (193 hospitals in 30 countries), 3918 (31ยท2%) patients were from middle-HDI countries (82 hospitals in 18 countries), and 1282 (10ยท2%) patients were from low-HDI countries (68 hospitals in 18 countries). In total, 1538 (12ยท3%) patients had SSI within 30 days of surgery. The incidence of SSI varied between countries with high (691 [9ยท4%] of 7339 patients), middle (549 [14ยท0%] of 3918 patients), and low (298 [23ยท2%] of 1282) HDI (p < 0ยท001). The highest SSI incidence in each HDI group was after dirty surgery (102 [17ยท8%] of 574 patients in high-HDI countries; 74 [31ยท4%] of 236 patients in middle-HDI countries; 72 [39ยท8%] of 181 patients in low-HDI countries). Following risk factor adjustment, patients in low-HDI countries were at greatest risk of SSI (adjusted odds ratio 1ยท60, 95% credible interval 1ยท05โ€“2ยท37; p=0ยท030). 132 (21ยท6%) of 610 patients with an SSI and a microbiology culture result had an infection that was resistant to the prophylactic antibiotic used. Resistant infections were detected in 49 (16ยท6%) of 295 patients in high-HDI countries, in 37 (19ยท8%) of 187 patients in middle-HDI countries, and in 46 (35ยท9%) of 128 patients in low-HDI countries (p < 0ยท001). Interpretation: Countries with a low HDI carry a disproportionately greater burden of SSI than countries with a middle or high HDI and might have higher rates of antibiotic resistance. In view of WHO recommendations on SSI prevention that highlight the absence of high-quality interventional research, urgent, pragmatic, randomised trials based in LMICs are needed to assess measures aiming to reduce this preventable complication

    Effects of hospital facilities on patient outcomes after cancer surgery: an international, prospective, observational study

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    Background Early death after cancer surgery is higher in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) compared with in high-income countries, yet the impact of facility characteristics on early postoperative outcomes is unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the association between hospital infrastructure, resource availability, and processes on early outcomes after cancer surgery worldwide.Methods A multimethods analysis was performed as part of the GlobalSurg 3 study-a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study of patients who had surgery for breast, colorectal, or gastric cancer. The primary outcomes were 30-day mortality and 30-day major complication rates. Potentially beneficial hospital facilities were identified by variable selection to select those associated with 30-day mortality. Adjusted outcomes were determined using generalised estimating equations to account for patient characteristics and country-income group, with population stratification by hospital.Findings Between April 1, 2018, and April 23, 2019, facility-level data were collected for 9685 patients across 238 hospitals in 66 countries (91 hospitals in 20 high-income countries; 57 hospitals in 19 upper-middle-income countries; and 90 hospitals in 27 low-income to lower-middle-income countries). The availability of five hospital facilities was inversely associated with mortality: ultrasound, CT scanner, critical care unit, opioid analgesia, and oncologist. After adjustment for case-mix and country income group, hospitals with three or fewer of these facilities (62 hospitals, 1294 patients) had higher mortality compared with those with four or five (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 3.85 [95% CI 2.58-5.75]; p&lt;0.0001), with excess mortality predominantly explained by a limited capacity to rescue following the development of major complications (63.0% vs 82.7%; OR 0.35 [0.23-0.53]; p&lt;0.0001). Across LMICs, improvements in hospital facilities would prevent one to three deaths for every 100 patients undergoing surgery for cancer.Interpretation Hospitals with higher levels of infrastructure and resources have better outcomes after cancer surgery, independent of country income. Without urgent strengthening of hospital infrastructure and resources, the reductions in cancer-associated mortality associated with improved access will not be realised
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