Health Promotion Enhancement Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) Among Science Lecturers At Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze.

Abstract

In the recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the need to integrate technology into
health promotion strategies. Artificial Intelligence (AI), which refers to computer systems capable of
performing tasks typically require human intelligence is transforming health care delivery and
preventive health systems world wide. The study adopted a descriptive survey design in investigating
Health Promotion Enhancement Using Artificial Intelligence Among Science Lecturers at Federal
College of Education (Tech), Umunze. Four research questions which are in line with four purposes
guided the study. The population of the study is one hundred and twenty-five (125) which science
lecturers in the seven (7) departments in the school of sciences at F.C.E(T) Umunze. A purposive
sampling technique was adopted to select sixty (60) science lecturers in all the departments who have
basic awareness or access of AI technologies. Structured Questionnaire titled “AI-Enhanced Health
Promotion (AI.EHP)” developed by the researchers was used for data collection. The instrument
yielded a reliability co-efficient of 0.82 indicating high reliability. Data was analyzed using mean and
standard deviation. The mean of 2.50 and above indicated agreement while below 2.50 indicated
disagreement. The findings reveals among others moderate level of awareness of AI tools among
science lecturers, relatively low level of utilization of AI tools. Based on the findings, the study
recommended that institutions should organize workshops and training programs for science lecturers
to enhance their digital literacy and practical skills in using AI tools for health promotion, institutional
policies should be developed to support the integration of AI tools into staff wellness programs among
others.