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Prepared Or Unprepared? Evaluating Healthcare Workforce Readiness for Clinical Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Nigeria

This cross-sectional study surveyed 761 healthcare professionals across multiple disciplines and practice settings in Nigeria between December 2025 and March 2026 using a structured, validated questionnaire, finding high overall awareness of AI in healthcare (92.6%) alongside limited knowledge and preparedness (40.9% reporting low or very low knowledge; only 63.0% feeling adequately prepared), high willingness to adopt (92.5% interested in training; 78.7% supporting AI education in undergraduate curricula), key barriers of lack of training (84.7%), poor infrastructure (71.1%), high cost of AI tools (61.0%), fear of job displacement (60.6%), ethical concerns (52.9%) and data privacy concerns (52.