Kwamena Sekyi Dickson holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Population and Health. He is a lecturer at the Department of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, where he teaches and supervises project works and theses at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels. His research and expertise focus on technical and social demography, gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health, and health care financing, of which he has produced over 30 scientific peer-review publications in reputable journals. He was recently ranked among the best 400 scientists in Ghana in the AD Scientific Index in 2022. He has extensive experience in the design of independent qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method research. In addition to his knowledge of the subject, Dr. Dickson is an adept user of data analysis programs like STATA, PAS, and MORTPAK for managing and analyzing quantitative data.
About
Focus & expertise
Academic interests · number = colleagues who share it
Recent activity
3rd China – Africa Conference on Population and Development
Background
🎓 Education & qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy in Population and Health
University of Cape Coast
2020
★ Career & positions
Academic Advisor
Department of Population and Health
Aug, 2025 to Aug, 2025
Publications 104 works
2026
María José Baeza Robba, Gurpreet Rana, Tracy Zhandire, Theresa Norpeli Lanyo et al.
Trauma Violence & Abuse · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
Scientific Reports · Article · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Stephen Ochieng Ombija et al.
Journal of Health Population and Nutrition · Article · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
Journal of Health Population and Nutrition · Article · Source: OpenAlex
Johnson Sam, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
BMJ Open · Article · Source: OpenAlex
2025
Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
BMC Psychiatry · Article · 5 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Frank Kyei‐Arthur, Sylvester Kyei‐Gyamfi, Martin Wiredu Agyekum, Grace Frempong Afrifa-Anane et al.
Discover Social Science and Health · Article · 5 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Castro Ayebeng, Joshua Okyere, Nancy Arthur, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
PLoS ONE · Article · 4 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Eugene Budu, Ebenezer Kwesi Armah‐Ansah, Nhyira Owusuaa Gyawu, Rabbi Tweneboah et al.
BMC Public Health · Article · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
Journal of Public Health · Article · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
BMC Public Health · Article · 2 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Precious Adade Duodu
Tropical Medicine and Health · Article · 2 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Samuel Salu, Castro Ayebeng, Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah Adnani et al.
BMC Psychiatry · Article · 2 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Abigail Kabukie Dosoo, Castro Ayebeng, Precious Adade Duodo et al.
Journal of Health Population and Nutrition · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex
Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Sarah D. Compton, Ruth Owusu‐Antwi et al.
Women s Health · Article · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
Journal of Health Population and Nutrition · Article · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
Journal of Health Population and Nutrition · Article · Source: OpenAlex
2024
Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
BMC Health Services Research · Article · 14 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
BMJ Open · Article · 13 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Castro Ayebeng, Joshua Okyere
PLoS ONE · Article · 13 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Isaac Yeboah Addo, Evelyn Acquah, Samuel H. Nyarko, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson et al.
BMC Public Health · Article · 10 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Abigail Kabukie Dosoo, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
BMC Public Health · Article · 7 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
BMC Health Services Research · Article · 6 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
BMC Endocrine Disorders · Article · 6 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
BMC Public Health · Article · 5 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Castro Ayebeng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Kenneth Setorwu Adde et al.
PLoS ONE · Article · 5 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Sylvia Ahinee Adjedu, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
Reproductive Health · Article · 4 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Abigail Kabukie Dosoo, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
Scientific Reports · Article · 4 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Christiana Okantey, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
BMC Digital Health · Article · 4 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Samuel Salu, Castro Ayebeng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
Discover Public Health · Article · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Ebenezer N. K. Boateng, Rebecca A. A. Assie et al.
PLoS ONE · Article · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Abigail Kabukie Dosoo, Castro Ayebeng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
Journal of Health Population and Nutrition · Article · 2 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Castro Ayebeng, Joshua Okyere, Samuel Salu, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
BMC Research Notes · Article · 2 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Kenneth Setorwu Adde, Jones Arkoh Paintsil et al.
PLoS ONE · Article · 2 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Castro Ayebeng, Abigail Kabukie Dosoo et al.
BMC Research Notes · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex
Samuel H. Nyarko, Isaac Yeboah Addo, Castro Ayebeng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson et al.
International Health · Article · Source: OpenAlex
Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, Jerry Paul Ninnoni, Joshua Okyere, Florie Darteh et al.
Frontiers in Psychology · Article · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Barbara Sakyi, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
BMC Public Health · Article · Source: OpenAlex
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Bright Ankomahene et al.
Research Square · Preprint · Source: OpenAlex
2023
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Ebenezer N. K. Boateng, Evelyn Acquah, Castro Ayebeng et al.
BMC Health Services Research · Article · 48 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Ebenezer N. K. Boateng, David Adzrago, Isaac Yeboah Addo et al.
Reproductive Health · Article · 28 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Isaac Yeboah Addo, Evelyn Acquah, Castro Ayebeng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
BMC Public Health · Article · 25 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Jones Arkoh Paintsil, Kenneth Setorwu Adde, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson et al.
BMC Women s Health · Article · 21 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Mawulorm Akpeke, Barbara Mottey et al.
PLoS ONE · Article · 20 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Samuel H. Nyarko, Ebenezer N. K. Boateng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, David Adzrago et al.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · Article · 18 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Isaac Yeboah Addo, Evelyn Acquah, Samuel H. Nyarko, Ebenezer N. K. Boateng et al.
PLoS ONE · Article · 12 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Castro Ayebeng, Addae Boateng Adu‐Gyamfi, Joshua Okyere
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · Article · 11 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Kenneth Setorwu Adde, Jones Arkoh Paintsil, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson et al.
Health Science Reports · Article · 10 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Castro Ayebeng, Joshua Okyere, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
International Health · Article · 9 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Bernard Afriyie Owusu, Wonder Agbemavi et al.
AIDS Research and Therapy · Article · 7 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Bernard Afriyie Owusu, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
Public Health Nutrition · Article · 6 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Ebenezer N. K. Boateng, Kenneth Setorwu Adde, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw et al.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · Article · 5 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Sinegugu Evidence Duma, Sarah D. Compton, Akanni Akinyemi et al.
Journal of Forensic Nursing · Article · 5 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Castro Ayebeng, Joshua Okyere, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
BMC Public Health · Article · 4 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Bernard Afriyie Owusu, Bright Ankomahene et al.
Journal of Cancer Policy · Article · 4 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Richard Gyan Aboagye, Ebenezer N. K. Boateng, Yaw Marfo Okyere, Joshua Okyere et al.
International Health · Article · 4 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Sarah D. Compton, Amanda Odoi, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh et al.
Journal of Forensic Nursing · Article · 2 citations · Source: OpenAlex
2022
Hubert Amu, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Kenneth Setorwu Adde, Kwaku Kissah-Korsah et al.
PLoS ONE · Article · 43 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Bernard Afriyie Owusu, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
BMC Public Health · Article · 35 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Joshua Okyere, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul‐Aziz Seidu et al.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · Article · 29 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Kenneth Setorwu Adde, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Jones Arkoh Paintsil et al.
Reproductive Health · Article · 16 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Evelyn Acquah, Samuel H. Nyarko, Ebenezer N. K. Boateng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson et al.
BMC Public Health · Article · 15 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Kenneth Setorwu Adde, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Barbara Mottey, Mawulorm Akpeke et al.
Contraception and Reproductive Medicine · Article · 14 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Castro Ayebeng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Joshua Amo‐Adjei
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications · Article · 11 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Cyprian Issahaku Dorgbetor, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Kenneth Setorwu Adde
International Journal of Hypertension · Article · 6 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Castro Ayebeng, Joshua Okyere, Addae Boateng Adu‐Gyamfi, Evelyn Asamoah Ampofo et al.
Research Square · Preprint · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Ebenezer N. K. Boateng, Kenneth Setorwu Adde, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw et al.
Research Square · Preprint · 2 citations · Source: OpenAlex
2021
Eugene Budu, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, John Elvis Hagan et al.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · Article · 59 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Eugene Budu, Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Ebenezer Agbaglo, Ebenezer Kwesi Armah‐Ansah et al.
Archives of Public Health · Article · 48 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Eugene Budu, Ebenezer Agbaglo et al.
PLoS ONE · Article · 41 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Kenneth Setorwu Adde
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · Article · 39 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Bernard Afriyie Owusu et al.
Archives of Public Health · Article · 38 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Vincent Bio Bediako, Ebenezer N. K. Boateng, Bernard Afriyie Owusu, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
PLoS ONE · Article · 27 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Eugene Budu, Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Ebenezer Agbaglo et al.
PLoS ONE · Article · 25 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Kenneth Setorwu Adde, Obidimma Ezezika
BMC Women s Health · Article · 20 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Kenneth Setorwu Adde, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Joshua Amo‐Adjei
Reproductive Health · Article · 16 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
BioMed Research International · Article · 10 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Sebastian Eliason, Florie Darteh et al.
Global Social Welfare · Article · 8 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Kenneth Setorwu Adde, Joshua Okyere et al.
Research Square · Preprint · 7 citations · Source: OpenAlex
2020
Kenneth Setorwu Adde, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Hubert Amu
PLoS ONE · Article · 80 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
BMC Public Health · Article · 61 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Eugene Budu, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul‐Aziz Seidu et al.
PLoS ONE · Article · 55 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh
BMC Women s Health · Article · 41 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Sarah Rominski, Cheryl A. Moyer
Journal of Public Health · Article · 31 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, Sanni Yaya, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Abdul‐Aziz Seidu
Preprint · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Kenneth Fosu Oteng, Richard Aboagye-Mensah, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
Preprint · Source: OpenAlex
2019
Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, David Teye Doku
PLoS ONE · Article · 120 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Hubert Amu et al.
SSM - Population Health · Article · 81 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson et al.
SSM - Population Health · Article · 31 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Hubert Amu
Journal of Community Health · Article · 30 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, Louis Kobina Dadzie et al.
Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health · Article · 15 citations · Source: OpenAlex
2018
Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Abdul‐Aziz Seidu
Archives of Public Health · Article · 216 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Hubert Amu, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh
PLoS ONE · Article · 140 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Kenneth Setorwu Adde, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah
Archives of Public Health · Article · 65 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah
Maternal Health Neonatology and Perinatology · Article · 32 citations · Source: OpenAlex
2017
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Hubert Amu
Advances in Public Health · Article · 37 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, Akwasi Kumi - Kyereme
BMC Health Services Research · Article · 31 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah
Archives of Public Health · Article · 10 citations · Source: OpenAlex
2016
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Kenneth Setorwu Adde, Hubert Amu
International Journal of Reproductive Medicine · Article · 74 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Hubert Amu, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
Health Economics Review · Article · 64 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Sarah Rominski, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Michelle L. Munro‐Kramer
Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare · Article · 36 citations · Source: OpenAlex
2009
S Jeffrey, Dan Stone, Avril Blamey, David Clark et al.
Injury Prevention · Article · 44 citations · Source: OpenAlex
Evelyn Ansah, Solomon Narh-Bana, Sabina Asiamah, Vivian Dzordzordzi et al.
Article · 4 citations · Source: OpenAlex
1997
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
PubMed · Other · 4 citations · Source: OpenAlex
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