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Florence Dedey

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteUNIV. OF GHANA MEDICAL SCHOOL
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
Breast CancerGeneral Surgery
Publications

91

Citations

2,976

H-index

25

i10-index

40

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
32.7
Most cited paper
689
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 09:40
Publications

91 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Timing of surgery following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: an international prospective cohort study
FQ Parray
2021 Anaesthesia, 2021 Health Sciences 689
Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: a prospective, international, multicentre cohort study
A Bhangu, AO Ademuyiwa, ML Aguilera, P Alexander, SW Al-Saqqa, ...
2018 The Lancet Infectious Diseases 18 (5), 516-525, 2018 Health Sciences 627
Psychological and physical effects of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment on young Ghanaian women: a qualitative study
M Iddrisu, L Aziato, F Dedey
2020 BMC psychiatry 20 (1), 353, 2020 Health Sciences 215
Validation of three pain scales among adult postoperative patients in Ghana
L Aziato, F Dedey, K Marfo, JA Asamani, JNA Clegg-Lamptey
2015 BMC nursing 14 (1), 42, 2015 Health Sciences 122
The experience of dysmenorrhoea among Ghanaian senior high and university students: pain characteristics and effects
L Aziato, F Dedey, JNA Clegg-Lamptey
2014 Reproductive health 11 (1), 58, 2014 Health Sciences 104
Pooled analysis of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy
2019 Journal of British Surgery 106 (2), e103-e112, 2019 Health Sciences 100
Dysmenorrhea management and coping among students in Ghana: A qualitative exploration
L Aziato, F Dedey, JNA Clegg-Lamptey
2015 Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology 28 (3), 163-169, 2015 Social Sciences 84
SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study
COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative, D Nepogodiev, ...
2022 Anaesthesia 77 (1), 28-39, 2022 Health Sciences 75
A retrospective analysis of breast cancer subtype based on ER/PR and HER2 status in Ghanaian patients at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana
B Seshie, NA Adu-Aryee, F Dedey, B Calys-Tagoe, JN Clegg-Lamptey
2015 BMC clinical pathology 15 (1), 14, 2015 Health Sciences 75
Routine sterile glove and instrument change at the time of abdominal wound closure to prevent surgical site infection (ChEETAh): a pragmatic, cluster-randomised trial in seven …
AB Andoh, AA Francis, AA Abdulkarim, AO Adesunkanmi, AA Salako, ...
2022 The Lancet 400 (10365), 1767-1776, 2022 Health Sciences 60
Design considerations for identifying breast cancer risk factors in a population‐based study in Africa
LA Brinton, B Awuah, J Nat Clegg‐Lamptey, B Wiafe‐Addai, D Ansong, ...
2017 International journal of cancer 140 (12), 2667-2677, 2017 Health Sciences 57
Effects of pre‐operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study
COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative, D Nepogodiev, ...
2021 Anaesthesia 76 (11), 1454-1464, 2021 Health Sciences 51
Skin lighteners and hair relaxers as risk factors for breast cancer: results from the Ghana breast health study
LA Brinton, JD Figueroa, D Ansong, KM Nyarko, S Wiafe, J Yarney, ...
2018 Carcinogenesis 39 (4), 571-579, 2018 Health Sciences 51
Factors associated with waiting time for breast cancer treatment in a teaching hospital in Ghana
F Dedey, L Wu, H Ayettey, OA Sanuade, TS Akingbola, SA Hewlett, ...
2016 Health Education & Behavior 43 (4), 420-427, 2016 Health Sciences 47
Understanding the causes of breast cancer treatment delays at a teaching hospital in Ghana
OA Sanuade, H Ayettey, S Hewlett, F Dedey, L Wu, T Akingbola, ...
2021 Journal of health psychology 26 (3), 357-366, 2021 Health Sciences 40
The impact of a breast cancer educational intervention in Ghanaian high schools
J Nsaful, F Dedey, E Nartey, J Labi, NA Adu-Aryee, JN Clegg-Lamptey
2022 BMC cancer 22 (1), 893, 2022 Health Sciences 38
The oral microbiome and breast cancer and nonmalignant breast disease, and its relationship with the fecal microbiome in the Ghana Breast Health Study
Z Wu, DA Byrd, Y Wan, D Ansong, JN Clegg‐Lamptey, B Wiafe‐Addai, ...
2022 International journal of cancer 151 (8), 1248-1260, 2022 Health Sciences 35
Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in children: an international, multicentre, prospective cohort study
GlobalSurg Collaborative
2020 BMJ global health 5 (12), e003429, 2020 Health Sciences 30
Global variation in anastomosis and end colostomy formation following left-sided colorectal resection
GlobalSurg Collaborative, ...
2019 BJS open 3 (3), 403-414, 2019 Health Sciences 30
Breast cancer risk in women from Ghana carrying rare germline pathogenic mutations
TU Ahearn, PP Choudhury, A Derkach, B Wiafe-Addai, B Awuah, ...
2022 Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 31 (8), 1593-1601, 2022 Health Sciences 29
A qualitative study on coping strategies of young women living with breast cancer in Ghana
M Iddrisu, L Aziato, F Dedey
2019 International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences 11, 100173, 2019 Health Sciences 28
Management and outcomes following surgery for gastrointestinal typhoid: an international, prospective, multicentre cohort study
GlobalSurg Collaborative, TTK Anyomih, TM Drake, J Glasbey, ...
2018 World journal of surgery 42 (10), 3179-3188, 2018 Health Sciences 28
Comparison of endoscopic based diagnosis with Helicobacter urease test for Helicobacter pylori infection
NA Adu-Aryee, L Aabakken, F Dedey, J Nsaful, W Kudzi
2016 BMC research notes 9 (1), 421, 2016 Health Sciences 27
Associations of circulating estrogens and estrogen metabolites with fecal and oral microbiome in postmenopausal women in the Ghana breast health study
Z Wu, RM Pfeiffer, DA Byrd, Y Wan, D Ansong, JN Clegg-Lamptey, ...
2023 Microbiology Spectrum 11 (4), e01572-23, 2023 Health Sciences 25
Developing a culturally tailored short message service (SMS) intervention for improving the uptake of cervical cancer screening among Ghanaian women in urban communities
HA Bonful, AA Addo-Lartey, RS Sefenu, A Nwameme, TA Abagre, ...
2022 BMC women's health 22 (1), 154, 2022 Health Sciences 25