varuneranki / operationachs

data scraper from sub Reddit r/Hidradenitis

OperationACHS

data scraper from sub Reddit r/Hidradenitis

Why this project exists?

This project is aimed towards analyzing data from sub Reddit r/Hidradenitis for gathering the age groups Hidradenitis that are affected from the disease Hidradenitis Suppurativa or Acne Inversa.

This project uses Python Reddit API Wrapper(PRAW) as described in the blog

Main aims for this project is the find the various applicable cures based on the stage of disease. For retreiving the information related to cures, we need to first make a detailed map of anonymous users, their ages, cures tried, number of dermatologists visited, time period of disease, mental health, family ties, stress level-occupation, personal life, any holistic cures tried, many more categories. Based on these data points, extrapolation should be done to current studies. General information that exists states 4% of World's population suffers from this disease. 7:3 ratio exists between female:male. In a personal context, the world ratio could be much higher than 4% and gender disparity could be skewed since most males suffering from this disease have no outoging attitude and often misdiagnosed. Since not a lot of data exists on this relatively new disease, we go by the assumption that there is NO CURE and all we have is some HOPE if at all a cure exists in hollistic methods apart from Allopathic medicine.

There needs to be a facebook spider/crawler as well as most support groups exist older than reddit.