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A Mobile Expert System Utilizing Fuzzy Logic for Venereal and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Jasmin A. Caliwag, Felizardo C. Reyes Jr., Paula Jean M. Castro, and Reynaldo E. Castillo
Technological Institute of the Philippines Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Abstract—According to American Social Health Association, more than half of all people in the world will have Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) or popularly known as STD at some point in their lifetime. This paper presents the work of developing a mobile expert system to provide information about the most common venereal and sexually transmitted diseases in the Philippines. The mobile application developed is capable of diagnosing the user based from the different physical manifestations of symptoms and usual signs that occur in their body. The source of data used to build the expert system was collected from various related literature studies and interviews with experts in venereology. The information provided by the application will help users in identifying early signs and symptoms of VD/STD and will also improve their knowledge regarding these infectious diseases. Detection of the VD/STD at a primary stage is essential as to increase people’s survival rate. A fuzzy logic algorithm was utilized to filter different symptoms and provide an accurate result of the diagnostic testing. The system was evaluated by venereal disease expert, venereal disease/ sexually transmitted disease patients and IT Professionals through its functionality, efficiency, and portability. The results of the evaluation showed that the application was able achieved the defined objectives from the outcome of the survey given to the experts and other evaluators.
 
Index Terms—expert system, venereal and sexually transmitted disease, fuzzy logic algorithm

Cite: Technological Institute of the Philippines Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, "A Mobile Expert System Utilizing Fuzzy Logic for Venereal and Sexually Transmitted Diseases," Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 57-61, August 2018. doi: 10.12720/jait.9.3.57-61