Understanding Providers' Attitude Toward AI in India's Informal Health Care Sector: Survey Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health concern, causing 1.5 million deaths in 2020. Diagnostic tests for TB are often inaccurate, expensive, and inaccessible, making chest x-rays augmented with artificial intelligence (AI) a promising solution. However, whether providers are willing to adopt AI is not apparent.

Objective

The study seeks to understand the attitude of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) and informal health care providers, who we jointly call AIPs, toward adopting AI for TB diagnosis. We chose to study these providers as they are the first point of contact for a majority of TB patients in India.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 406 AIPs across the states of Jharkhand (162 participants) and

SUBMITTER: Kumar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11832356 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature