Original Peer Review Articles

• "USABILITY APPROACH TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ORAL HYGIENE INSTRUCTION AND MOTIVATION MOBILE APPLICATION FOR ORTHODONTIC PATIENTS."

  ADESUNLOYE A. M, OTUYEMI O. D, KOLAWOLE K. A, NWHATOR S. O, OLUWATOPE A. O, IKONO R. N

  https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13486232

  Introduction: Several interventions to improve oral hygiene compliance, such as verbal instructions, written instructions, illustrations using catalogues, videos, telephone calls, text messages, chat groups, and oral hygiene mobile applications, have been reported in patients

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  DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13486232
• SEX DIFFERENCES IN HYPERTENSION MANAGEMENT USING KAPLAN-MEIER & LOG-RANK TEST

  Abduljalil Alfa, Anas

  https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14246349

  This study investigated gender differences in hypertensive management by employing Kaplan–Meier Estimator and Log-Rank Test methodologies. Data were collected from 300 hypertensive patients at Specialist Hospital Sokoto between 2015 and 2021. The Kaplan–Meier survival curves demonstrated that

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  DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14246349
• CULTURAL ADAPTATION AND PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING OF THE FUGL-MEYER ASSESSMENT SCALE IN IGBO STROKE POPULATION

  Chukwuemeka Paul Nwankwo , Ngozi Angela Okafor

  https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12801586

  Stroke survivors experience impaired motor function of affected limbs. However, improvements in motor function are possible and important as it helps reduce its negative effects on the activities of daily living, contributing to better quality of life. Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) is a tool for

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  DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12801586