Designing AINA - Intercultural Human-Centered Design of an AI-based Application for Supporting the Diagnosis of Female Genital Schistosomiasis

The prevalence of Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) in northern Madagascar reaches 75 % and often lead to genital pain, contact bleeding, vaginal discharge, irregular menstruation, avoidance of sexual intercourse, and poor pregnancy outcomes. However, due to insufficient access to health care despite being free of charge, and lack of medical expertise on FGS, FGS remains undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. In this paper, we present AINA, an AI-based application for supporting medical professionals in the diagnosis of FGS. The AINA application is developed in a Human-Centered Design (HCD) approach. The HCD approach includes an analysis phase in which the target groups, use cases, and environment are considered when eliciting requirements. Subsequently, a final prototype of the AINA application is developed in an iterative design and evaluation process using non-participatory and participatory methods. The design study acts as preliminary work for developing a medical device for use in the rural regions of Africa, i.e., Madagascar.