Research for More Equitable Health Outcomes
CHET studies how communication, technology, and artificial intelligence can improve preventive health decisions and access to trusted health information, particularly among underserved populations.
Our Research Focus
Exploring how communication, technology, culture, and social factors shape health access, preventive behavior, and equitable outcomes for underserved communities.
Health Disparities
and Equity
Research on how structural, cultural, and informational gaps create health inequalities, particularly across Africa and the Global South.
Healthcare and Disease Prevention Communication
Studies using behavioral health frameworks to promote preventive health, equity, and stigma-free care-seeking.
AMR and Antibiotic Use Behavior
Studies examining how antimicrobial resistance is understood and communicated, and how communication can encourage responsible antibiotic use.
AI in Health Communication
Research on how AI tools reshape health information access, trust, equity, and preventive behavior in low-resource settings.
Projects and Publications
Explore CHET’s ongoing projects and publications across our key research areas.
Communication Strategies to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance in Southwest Nigeria
Project · AMR and Antibiotic Use Behavior
Social Presence as a Predictor of Trust and Usefulness in AI Chatbots for Sexual and Reproductive Health
Project · AI in Health Communication
Perception and Acceptance of AI Chatbots for HIV Health Information Among Young Adults in Nigeria
Project · AI in Health Communication
Artificial Intelligence-Driven Social Media Analysis of Vaccine Hesitancy, Confidence, and Trust in Africa
Publication · AI in Health Communication
Artificial Intelligence and Public Health Communication in Africa
Publication · Health Communication
Technological Affordances, Low-Power AI, and Climate Justice among the Ogiek in Kenya’s Mau Forest
Publication · Health Disparities and Equity
Communication Strategies to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance in Southwest Nigeria
Project · AMR and Antibiotic Use Behavior
This study investigates barriers to communicating antimicrobial resistance and identifies strategies for promoting responsible antibiotic-use behavior within local communities.
Social Presence as a Predictor of Trust and Usefulness in AI Chatbots for Sexual and Reproductive Health
Project · AI in Health Communication
This project examines how the humanlike and socially responsive qualities of AI chatbots influence trust and perceived usefulness when delivering sexual and reproductive health information.
Perception and Acceptance of AI Chatbots for HIV Health Information Among Young Adults in Nigeria
Project · AI in Health Communication
This project examines how young adults perceive and accept AI chatbots as sources of HIV information, with attention to trust, stigma, usefulness, and engagement.
Artificial Intelligence-Driven Social Media Analysis of Vaccine Hesitancy, Confidence, and Trust in Africa
Publication · AI in Health Communication
A scoping review examining how AI-driven social-media analysis is used to understand vaccine attitudes, confidence, and public trust across Africa.
Artificial Intelligence and Public Health Communication in Africa
Publication · Health Communication
A critical examination of the emerging uses, opportunities, and limitations of artificial intelligence in public-health communication across Africa.
Technological Affordances, Low-Power AI, and Climate Justice among the Ogiek in Kenya’s Mau Forest
Publication · Health Disparities and Equity
Research exploring how accessible, low-power technologies can support communication, Indigenous knowledge, and environmental justice among underserved communities.