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Autores principales: Magaji, BA, Abubakar, A, Garba, JA, Yakubu, IA, Suleiman, UO, Bello, Y, Ibrahim, RU
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author Magaji, BA
Abubakar, A
Garba, JA
Yakubu, IA
Suleiman, UO
Bello, Y
Ibrahim, RU
author_facet Magaji, BA
Abubakar, A
Garba, JA
Yakubu, IA
Suleiman, UO
Bello, Y
Ibrahim, RU
contents <div><strong><span>ABSTRACT</span></strong></div> <div><span>Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming many industries, and healthcare is one of the most promising areas. Its  </span><span>integration could fundamentally change how diseases are diagnosed, treated, and managed, as well as improve the </span><span>overall operation and delivery of healthcare services worldwide. This study aimed to determine the knowledge, </span><span>perception and attitude of medical doctors towards the use of Artificial intelligence. Using stratified sampling </span></div> <div><span>technique, we recruited medical doctors across all cadre of doctors in the clinical departments of Usmanu Danfodiyo </span><span>University Teaching Hospital and Specialist Hospital in Sokoto, north-western Nigeria. Having obtained informed </span><span>consent, the data was collected using self-administered questionnaires. It was then analyzed using SPSS V25 for </span><span>windows and level of significance was set at p<0.05. Almost all (176, 98.9%) of the respondents have heard of artificial </span><span>intelligence, but 50.0% never think it will reach clinical value. Also, (152, 85.4%) believed that AI will improve </span><span>healthcare and (66, 37.1%) believed AI would not consider emotional well-being. More than half (95, 53.4%) believed </span><span>AI will lead to loss of job. In addition, (83, 46.6%) believed AI will improve the efficiency of their practice and (143, </span><span>80.3%) were willing to embrace AI if trained. There was no significant association between the age, years of experience </span><span>and familiarization with Artificial intelligence among the participants. Medical doctors generally indicated good </span><span>knowledge and perception towards the use of Artificial intelligence in healthcare. However, the attitude towards AI </span><span>utilization among medical doctors was affected by lack of formal training and sensitization programs.. </span></div> <div><span>Keywords: </span><span>Artificial intelligence, Attitude, Knowledge, Medical doctors, Perception</span></div>
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spellingShingle Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Insights into Medical Doctors' Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitudes in Sokoto, Nigeria
Magaji, BA
Abubakar, A
Garba, JA
Yakubu, IA
Suleiman, UO
Bello, Y
Ibrahim, RU
<div><strong><span>ABSTRACT</span></strong></div> <div><span>Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming many industries, and healthcare is one of the most promising areas. Its  </span><span>integration could fundamentally change how diseases are diagnosed, treated, and managed, as well as improve the </span><span>overall operation and delivery of healthcare services worldwide. This study aimed to determine the knowledge, </span><span>perception and attitude of medical doctors towards the use of Artificial intelligence. Using stratified sampling </span></div> <div><span>technique, we recruited medical doctors across all cadre of doctors in the clinical departments of Usmanu Danfodiyo </span><span>University Teaching Hospital and Specialist Hospital in Sokoto, north-western Nigeria. Having obtained informed </span><span>consent, the data was collected using self-administered questionnaires. It was then analyzed using SPSS V25 for </span><span>windows and level of significance was set at p<0.05. Almost all (176, 98.9%) of the respondents have heard of artificial </span><span>intelligence, but 50.0% never think it will reach clinical value. Also, (152, 85.4%) believed that AI will improve </span><span>healthcare and (66, 37.1%) believed AI would not consider emotional well-being. More than half (95, 53.4%) believed </span><span>AI will lead to loss of job. In addition, (83, 46.6%) believed AI will improve the efficiency of their practice and (143, </span><span>80.3%) were willing to embrace AI if trained. There was no significant association between the age, years of experience </span><span>and familiarization with Artificial intelligence among the participants. Medical doctors generally indicated good </span><span>knowledge and perception towards the use of Artificial intelligence in healthcare. However, the attitude towards AI </span><span>utilization among medical doctors was affected by lack of formal training and sensitization programs.. </span></div> <div><span>Keywords: </span><span>Artificial intelligence, Attitude, Knowledge, Medical doctors, Perception</span></div>
title Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Insights into Medical Doctors' Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitudes in Sokoto, Nigeria
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15330706