High-Level Project Summary
Based upon the answer options selected by the users, the app CoviRisk developed by our team tells them their chances of being COVID positive. Although our self-checker isn't a replacement for a clinical assessment, but after getting their results the users should be able to make decisions about seeking appropriate medical care. Parameters such as social behavior, vaccination status and symptoms being experienced by the user are taken into account while calculating the result. This pandemic has caused a tremendous amount of economic damage and a huge no. of deaths worldwide and so it's important for people to be aware of the risks, symptoms, management and prevention methods of this disease.
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Detailed Project Description
Our app CoviRisk tells users the possibility of them being COVID positive after asking them a set of questions about their social behavior, vaccination status and the symptoms they are experiencing.
Possibility has been divided into four levels - "Very Low", "Low", "High" and "Very High". On the basis of the result produced, the user is requested to take the corresponding necessary steps. Links to credible websites (of WHO, Indian Govt etc.) have also been provided so that people get genuine information on COVID-19.
If people get an idea about the possibility of them being infected by COVID, they can take the necessary steps recommended by the concerned authorities and prevent the risk of spreading the disease and deteriorating their health condition further (if possibility is high).
We want more and more people to be genuinely concerned about the current situation and take the required steps for prevention, management and curbing the spread of this disease.
We used java language and android studio to develop our app. Set of questions was prepared after acquiring information on COVID-19 from CDC, WHO, Aarogya Setu, Cowin portal etc.
*App Structure-
Left Tab: Home Screen
Middle Tab: Test Tab [1st page- Disclaimer -> 2nd page- Enter Personal Info -> 3rd page- Questions ->4th page- Result]
Right Tab: Links
*Algorithm-
[Since we couldn't comprehend the algorithm used by various risk calculators/symptom checkers/self-checkers for calculating the possibility/probability, we decided to create our own system which emphasizes more on certain crucial factors and less on factors which are either lesser important or are subjective (depends on the person).
Our system is a point-based system that assigns points/integers-
[(0-2) for questions which provide more than two options (answer is only one of them) and for those questions which involve very high/moderately high risk factors. (0-1) for those questions which provide only two options (answer is only one of them) and for those questions which involve low/moderate risk factors.]
Questions + points:-
Q1),Q4) -> (0-1). Yes - 1, No - 0
Q5),Q7).Q8)->(0,1,2) [Never - 2, No - 2, Few - 2| Opposite options - 0|In Between - 1]
Q2), Q3), Q6) -> (0-2) . Yes - 2, No - 0
Question not answered-> 0
Their sum is calculated by maintaining variables - count1 and count2. count1 counts for all 8 questions, count2 counts only for Q2), Q3) & Q6). If count2>=4 i.e. 2 points each for any two of these three questions, no matter what count1 is, the possibility is "Very High Risk". Total sum = 14 points.
Scale of Sum - 0,1,2->Very Low. 3,4,5,6->Low. 7,8,9,10->High. 11,12,13,14->Very High.
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On the result page; name, age, gender and possibility(with corresponding advice) are displayed.
Due to lack of time and expertise/experience (in our team), we couldn't build/complete an app that would have produced results with far more accuracy and credibility. We didn't possess the knowledge for incorporating the real-time COVID data (provided by the resources given to us) in our app.
Space Agency Data
Since we had no idea about how to incorporate the real-time COVID data being provided to us by NASA and associated space agencies/universities into our application/program, hence we weren't able to utilize those resources. However, we did use the data from CDC COVID-19 self-checker for conceptualizing and designing our application.
Hackathon Journey
This was our very first hackathon, the three of us formed a team for the very first time. We would cherish this valuable experience for our entire lives. We had a lot of fun all along, we learned a lot of new things from the Space App Workshops held in the last two weeks of September and also from the hackathon. We even learned new things from each other during the hackathon. The 36-Hr hackathon made us cooperate with each other, complement each other and work together towards achieving a common goal thereby further enhancing our team skills. We were also able to strengthen our friendship bonds in the process as we got to know each other better.
We gave our best and we have no regrets whatsoever the result maybe. We resolved all our setbacks and problems with a calm mind and didn't turn our backs on any challenge. We had a mutual understanding that we are beginners and we are bound to be less knowledgeable and, commit silly mistakes and errors so we didn't get angry/fight with each other/panicked over target delays, errors in execution etc. We constantly motivated each other and helped each other if anyone of us was facing issues at any point in time.
As COVID-19 is wreaking havoc all over the world, that's why we decided to choose this challenge and develop CoviRisk app. We wish to contribute as much as we can (on our level) towards making the situation better. We want more and more people to be genuinely concerned about the current situation and take necessary steps for prevention, management and curbing the spread of this disease. Our app is loosely based on CDC COVID-19 self-checker, the algorithm of calculating the result has been developed by us and the set of questions (asked to the users) has been conceived by picking questions from various risk calculators (govts/universities/credible agencies).
References
Android Studio
https://www.cdc.gov/
https://www.aarogyasetu.gov.in/
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
https://www.health.gov.au/resources/apps-and-tools
Tags
#covid19 #coronavirus #riskcalculator #pandemic #app
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