Study protocol for a pilot prospective, observational study investigating the condition suggestion and urgency advice accuracy of a symptom assessment app in sub-Saharan Africa: the AFYA-'Health' Study.

Introduction: Due to a global shortage of healthcare workers, there is a lack of basic healthcare for 4 billion people worldwide, particularly affecting low-income and middle-income countries. The utilisation of AI-based healthcare tools such as symptom assessment applications (SAAs) has the potential to reduce the burden on healthcare systems. The purpose of the AFYA Study (AI-based Assessment oF health sYmptoms in TAnzania) is to evaluate the accuracy of the condition suggestions and urgency advice provided by a user on a Swahili language Ada SAA.