PERSONALIZED HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMME USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AMONG ADULTS IN NIGERIA: A HUMAN-CENTRED PERSPECTIVE
Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence, Digital Health, Health Literacy, Human-Centred Design, Personalized Health Education.Abstract
ABSTRACT
The increasing application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare has created new opportunities for improving health education through personalized and technology-driven interventions. In Nigeria, however, adults continue to face significant challenges in accessing accurate, timely, and relevant health information due to disparities in healthcare delivery, limited health literacy, inadequate healthcare personnel, and socioeconomic inequalities. These challenges call for innovative approaches that can improve the reach and effectiveness of health education while responding to the diverse needs of the population. This position paper argues that integrating AI into health education should be guided by a human-centred approach that places individuals and their lived experiences at the centre of technological innovation. This paper discussed the potential of AI, including intelligent chatbots, adaptive learning systems, predictive analytics, and multilingual digital platforms, to deliver personalized health education. It also highlighted the benefits of this approach in improving user engagement, health literacy, and informed decision-making, while examining barriers such as inadequate digital infrastructure, low digital literacy, unequal access to technology, and weak regulatory frameworks. Ethical concerns relating to data privacy, algorithmic bias, transparency, and equity are also discussed. The paper concluded that AI-enabled personalised health education programme has the potential to address some of the long-standing challenges of adult health literacy and preventive behaviour in Nigeria by delivering more relevant, timely, and accessible information and support. The paper further suggested that Governments, educational institutions, healthcare organizations, and community-based organizations should endeavour to implement continuous training to improve adults' ability to access, understand, evaluate, and utilize AI-supported health information effectively.
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