DR. Theodora Dedo AZU

Lecturer · Nursing and Midwifery

Also at North-West Universityfrom their recent papers

Lecturer, University of Cape Coast, since 2023per ORCID

In their own words

Maternal and Child Health
Health Professions Education

Publications: 162014–2026
Citations: 80to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 2.431.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 30%3 of 10 scored papers
Open access: 90%9 of the 10 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 10 publications, 69 citations to them, h-index 5.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Obstetrics and Gynecology425%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health319%
Hematology213%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health213%
Complementary and alternative medicine16%
Education16%
Emergency Medical Services16%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism16%
Geriatrics and Gerontology16%
Health Information Management16%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Gestational Diabetes Research and Management2
Iron Metabolism and Disorders2
Malaria Research and Control2
Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions2
Mosquito-borne diseases and control2
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies1
Diabetes Management and Education1
Dietary Effects on Health1
Education and Critical Thinking Development1
Electronic Health Records Systems1
Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences1
Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment1

Who they write with

56 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country

The 30 most frequent of 56 co-authors. Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest.

Where their co-authors are

40% of their 10 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States1
Iran1
Australia1
South Africa1
United Kingdom1
Germany1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Cape Coast Technical UniversityGH2 papers
Bielefeld UniversityDE1 paper
Deakin UniversityAU1 paper
Edith Cowan UniversityAU1 paper
Ministry of Health and Medical EducationIR1 paper
Nottingham City HospitalGB1 paper
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustGB1 paper
Queen's Medical CentreGB1 paper
University of Alabama at BirminghamUS1 paper
University of TasmaniaAU1 paper

Where they publish

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth2
Deakin University1
Diseases1
Eleutho1
Elixir Gynaecology1
Elixir Social Studies1
International Journal of Innovation Science and Research.

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty2
2Zero hunger2
5Gender equality2
3Good health and well-being1

Most cited

Ownership and usage of insecticide-treated nets in Ghana: a scoping review of facilitators and barriers
Andrews Druye, Christian Makafui Boso, Christiana Okantey, Dorcas Frempomaa Agyare, DR. Theodora Dedo AZU, Gifty Osei Berchie, Irene Korkoi Aboh, Isaac Tetteh Commey, Patience Fakornam Doe, Prof. Jerry Paul Ninnoni, Rita Opoku-Danso, Seth Selassie Dzah, Susanna Aba Abraham

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer, Maternal and Child HealthUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2023

Education

Ph.D., School of Nursing and MidwiferyDeakin University2018–2023
Master of Nursing, School of Nursing and MidwiferyUniversity of Cape Coast2012–2014

How it can be read

90% free to read, of the 10 recorded

Gold 7 · 44%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 13%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 1 · 6%Behind a paywall
Unknown 6 · 38%Not recorded by the source