Monica Getahun, MPH, PMP
Research Program Director
Ms. Getahun directs research and operations for SSA-based programs with Drs. Afulani, El Ayadi, and Nutor, overseeing administrative, fiscal, and research activities. Ms. Getahun is a first generation immigrant from Ethiopia, and brings over fifteen years in applied research and evaluation. She’s worked in evaluation and strategic planning initiatives with foundations, governments, consultancies and non-profits in health and education, both in the US and abroad. She brings extensive experience in forging research collaborations, training and mentoring in the social and behavioral sciences, and managing research partnerships with local governments, academic institutions, and research collaborations, globally.
Areas of interest:
- Culturally responsive research and evaluation approaches
- Diversity equity and inclusion in research
- Health/human rights
Education:
- Thomas Jefferson University, Masters in Public Health
- Emory University, Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Publications:
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Caring for providers to improve patient experience (CPIPE): intervention development process. Glob Health Action. 2023 12 31; 16(1):2147289. Afulani PA, Oboke EN, Ogolla BA, Getahun M, Kinyua J, Oluoch I, Odour J, Ongeri L. PMID: 36507905; PMCID: PMC9754039.
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Sex specific differences in HIV status disclosure and care engagement among people living with HIV in rural communities in Kenya and Uganda. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023; 3(4):e0000556. Okorie CN, Gutin SA, Getahun M, Lebu SA, Okiring J, Neilands TB, Ssali S, Cohen CR, Maeri I, Eyul P, Bukusi EA, Charlebois ED, Camlin CS. PMID: 37027350; PMCID: PMC10081749.View in: PubMed Mentions:
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Sources of stress and coping mechanisms: Experiences of maternal health care providers in Western Kenya. PLOS Global Public Health. 2023; 2(3). Getahun M, Oboke EN, Ogolla BA, Kinyua J, Ongeri L, Sterling M, et al. View Publication.
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Culturally adapting a mindfulness and acceptance-based intervention to support the mental health of adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in Uganda. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023; 3(3):e0001605. Musanje K, Camlin CS, Kamya MR, Vanderplasschen W, Louise Sinclair D, Getahun M, Kirabo H, Nangendo J, Kiweewa J, White RG, Kasujja R. PMID: 36963093; PMCID: PMC10021405.View in: PubMed Mentions:
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Sources of stress and coping mechanisms: Experiences of maternal health care providers in Western Kenya. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023; 3(2):e0001341. Getahun M, Oboke EN, Ogolla BA, Kinyua J, Ongeri L, Sterling M, Oluoch I, Lyndon A, Afulani PA. PMID: 36962929; PMCID: PMC10022275.View in: PubMed Mentions:
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Individual and situational predictors of psychological and physiological stress and burnout among maternity providers in Northern Ghana. PLoS One. 2022; 17(12):e0278457. Nutor JJ, Aborigo RA, Okiring J, Kuwolamo I, Dorzie JBK, Getahun M, Mendes WB, Afulani PA. PMID: 36520845.
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Mobility is Associated with Higher-risk Sexual Partnerships Among Both Men and Women in Co-resident Couples in Rural Kenya and Uganda: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. AIDS Behav. 2022 Nov 01. Gutin SA, Neilands TB, Charlebois ED, Getahun M, Okiring J, Akullian A, Maeri I, Eyul P, Ssali S, Cohen CR, Kamya MR, Bukusi EA, Camlin CS. PMID: 36318427; PMCID: PMC10129962.
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Nothing about us without us: Community-based participatory research to improve HIV care for mobile patients in Kenya and Uganda. Soc Sci Med. 2023 02; 318:115471. Maeri I, Eyul P, Getahun M, Hatchett K, Owino L, Akatukwasa C, Itiakorit H, Gutin SA, Johnson-Peretz J, Ssali S, Cohen CR, Bukusi EA, Kamya MR, Charlebois ED, Camlin CS. PMID: 36628879.
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Providers' Attitudes and Experiences with Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Implementation in a Population-Based Study in Kenya and Uganda. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2022 Oct; 36(10):396-404. Camlin CS, Getahun M, Koss CA, Owino L, Akatukwasa C, Itiakorit H, Onyango A, Bakanoma R, Atwine F, Maeri I, Ayieko J, Atukunda M, Owaraganise A, Mwangwa F, Sang N, Kabami J, Kaplan RL, Chamie G, Petersen ML, Cohen CR, Bukusi EA, Kamya MR, Havlir DV, Charlebois ED. PMID: 36201226; PMCID: PMC9595612.
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Condom, modern contraceptive, and dual method use are associated with HIV status and relationship concurrency in a context of high mobility: A cross-sectional study of women of reproductive age in rural Kenya and Uganda, 2016. Contraception. 2023 01; 117:13-21. Lee JK, Gutin SA, Getahun M, Okiring J, Neilands TB, Akullian A, Ssali S, Cohen CR, Maeri I, Eyul P, Kamya MR, Bukusi EA, Charlebois ED, Camlin CS. PMID: 36115610; PMCID: PMC9984206.
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The Impact of Land Tenure Security on a Livelihood Intervention for People Living with HIV in Western Kenya. AIDS Behav. 2022 Aug 05. Daniel AK, Dworkin SL, McDonough A, Hatcher AM, Burger RL, Weke E, Wekesa P, Bukusi EA, Owino G, Odhiambo G, Thirumurthy H, Getahun M, Weiser SD, Cohen CR. PMID: 35930199.
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"I was still very young": agency, stigma and HIV care strategies at school, baseline results of a qualitative study among youth in rural Kenya and Uganda. J Int AIDS Soc. 2022 07; 25 Suppl 1:e25919. Johnson-Peretz J, Lebu S, Akatukwasa C, Getahun M, Ruel T, Lee J, Ayieko J, Mwangwa F, Owino L, Onyango A, Maeri I, Atwine F, Charlebois ED, Bukusi EA, Kamya MR, Havlir DV, Camlin CS. PMID: 35818888; PMCID: PMC9274360.
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Understanding the role of incentives for achieving and sustaining viral suppression: A qualitative sub-study of a financial incentives trial in Uganda. PLoS One. 2022; 17(6):e0270180. Camlin CS, Marson K, Ndyabakira A, Getahun M, Emperador D, Byamukama A, Kwarisiima D, Thirumurthy H, Chamie G. PMID: 35749510; PMCID: PMC9231797.
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Sexual partnership concurrency and age disparities associated with sexually transmitted infection and risk behavior in rural communities in Kenya and Uganda. Int J Infect Dis. 2022 Jul; 120:158-167. Okiring J, Getahun M, Gutin SA, Lebu S, Lee J, Maeri I, Eyul P, Bukusi EA, Cohen CR, Neilands TB, Ssali S, Charlebois ED, Camlin CS. PMID: 35472527; PMCID: PMC9984205.
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Distinct forms of migration and mobility are differentially associated with HIV treatment adherence. AIDS. 2022 06 01; 36(7):1021-1030. Murnane PM, Gandhi M, Bacchetti P, Getahun M, Gutin SA, Okochi H, Maeri I, Eyul P, Omoding D, Okiring J, Tallerico R, Louie A, Akullian A, Kamya MR, Bukusi EA, Charlebois ED, Camlin CS. PMID: 35652674; PMCID: PMC9178682.
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Attitudes towards and experiences with economic incentives for engagement in HIV care and treatment: Qualitative insights from a randomized trial in Kenya. PLOS Global Public Health. 2022. Sarah Iguna , Monica Getahun, Jayne Lewis-Kulzer, Gladys Odhiambo, Fridah Adhiambo, Lina Montoya, Maya L. Petersen, Elizabeth Bukusi, Thomas Odeny, Elvin Geng, Carol S. Camlin. View Publication.
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Attitudes towards and experiences with economic incentives for engagement in HIV care and treatment: Qualitative insights from a randomized trial in Kenya. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022; 2(2):e0000204. Iguna S, Getahun M, Lewis-Kulzer J, Odhiambo G, Adhiambo F, Montoya L, Petersen ML, Bukusi E, Odeny T, Geng E, Camlin CS. PMID: 36962322; PMCID: PMC10021832.View in: PubMed Mentions:
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Job satisfaction among healthcare workers in Ghana and Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic: Role of perceived preparedness, stress, and burnout. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2021; 1(10):e0000022. Afulani PA, Nutor JJ, Agbadi P, Gyamerah AO, Musana J, Aborigo RA, Odiase O, Getahun M, Ongeri L, Malechi H, Madadi MO, Arhinful B, Kelly AM, Awoonor-Williams JK. PMID: 36962085; PMCID: PMC10021773.
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Job satisfaction among healthcare workers in Ghana and Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic: Role of perceived preparedness, stress, and burnout . PLOS Global Public Health. 2021; 1(1). Patience A. Afulani , Jerry John Nutor, Pascal Agbadi, Akua O. Gyamerah, Joseph Musana, Raymond A. Aborigo, Osamuedeme Odiase, Monica Getahun, Linnet Ongeri, Hawa Malechi, Moses Obimbo Madadi, Benedicta Arhinful, Ann Marie Kelly, John Koku Awoonor-Williams . View Publication.
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Dimensions of HIV-related stigma in rural communities in Kenya and Uganda at the start of a large HIV 'test and treat' trial. PLoS One. 2021; 16(5):e0249462. Akatukwasa C, Getahun M, El Ayadi AM, Namanya J, Maeri I, Itiakorit H, Owino L, Sanyu N, Kabami J, Ssemmondo E, Sang N, Kwarisiima D, Petersen ML, Charlebois ED, Chamie G, Clark TD, Cohen CR, Kamya MR, Bukusi EA, Havlir DV, Camlin CS. PMID: 33999961; PMCID: PMC8128261.
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Cultural Adaptation of an Intervention to Reduce Hazardous Alcohol Use Among People Living with HIV in Southwestern Uganda. AIDS Behav. 2021 Dec; 25(Suppl 3):237-250. Leddy AM, Hahn JA, Getahun M, Emenyonu NI, Woolf-King SE, Sanyu N, Katusiime A, Fatch R, Chander G, Hutton HE, Muyindike WR, Camlin CS. PMID: 33590322; PMCID: PMC8364558.
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Provider and Patient Perspectives of Rapid ART Initiation and Streamlined HIV Care: Qualitative Insights From Eastern African Communities. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2021 Jan-Dec; 20:23259582211053518. Mwangwa F, Getahun M, Itiakorit H, Jain V, Ayieko J, Owino L, Akatukwasa C, Maeri I, Koss CA, Chamie G, Clark TD, Kabami J, Atukunda M, Kwarisiima D, Sang N, Bukusi EA, Kamya MR, Petersen ML, Cohen CR, Charlebois ED, Havlir DV, Camlin CS. PMID: 34841945; PMCID: PMC8641109.
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Pathways for reduction of HIV-related stigma: a model derived from longitudinal qualitative research in Kenya and Uganda. J Int AIDS Soc. 2020 12; 23(12):e25647. Camlin CS, Charlebois ED, Getahun M, Akatukwasa C, Atwine F, Itiakorit H, Bakanoma R, Maeri I, Owino L, Onyango A, Chamie G, Clark TD, Cohen CR, Kwarisiima D, Kabami J, Sang N, Kamya MR, Bukusi EA, Petersen ML, V Havlir D. PMID: 33283986; PMCID: PMC7720278.
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Understanding Demand for PrEP and Early Experiences of PrEP Use Among Young Adults in Rural Kenya and Uganda: A Qualitative Study. AIDS Behav. 2020 Jul; 24(7):2149-2162. Camlin CS, Koss CA, Getahun M, Owino L, Itiakorit H, Akatukwasa C, Maeri I, Bakanoma R, Onyango A, Atwine F, Ayieko J, Kabami J, Mwangwa F, Atukunda M, Owaraganise A, Kwarisiima D, Sang N, Bukusi EA, Kamya MR, Petersen ML, Cohen CR, Charlebois ED, Havlir DV. PMID: 31955361; PMCID: PMC7909847.
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Leveraging incentives to increase HIV testing uptake among men: qualitative insights from rural Uganda. BMC Public Health. 2019 Dec 30; 19(1):1763. Ndyabakira A, Getahun M, Byamukama A, Emperador D, Kabageni S, Marson K, Kwarisiima D, Chamie G, Thirumurthy H, Havlir D, Kamya MR, Camlin CS. PMID: 31888589; PMCID: PMC6937741.
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HIV Testing and Treatment with the Use of a Community Health Approach in Rural Africa. N Engl J Med. 2019 07 18; 381(3):219-229. Havlir DV, Balzer LB, Charlebois ED, Clark TD, Kwarisiima D, Ayieko J, Kabami J, Sang N, Liegler T, Chamie G, Camlin CS, Jain V, Kadede K, Atukunda M, Ruel T, Shade SB, Ssemmondo E, Byonanebye DM, Mwangwa F, Owaraganise A, Olilo W, Black D, Snyman K, Burger R, Getahun M, Achando J, Awuonda B, Nakato H, Kironde J, Okiror S, Thirumurthy H, Koss C, Brown L, Marquez C, Schwab J, Lavoy G, Plenty A, Mugoma Wafula E, Omanya P, Chen YH, Rooney JF, Bacon M, van der Laan M, Cohen CR, Bukusi E, Kamya MR, Petersen M. PMID: 31314966; PMCID: PMC6748325.
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Gendered dimensions of population mobility associated with HIV across three epidemics in rural Eastern Africa. Health Place. 2019 05; 57:339-351. Camlin CS, Akullian A, Neilands TB, Getahun M, Bershteyn A, Ssali S, Geng E, Gandhi M, Cohen CR, Maeri I, Eyul P, Petersen ML, Havlir DV, Kamya MR, Bukusi EA, Charlebois ED. PMID: 31152972; PMCID: PMC6589115.
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Factors predictive of successful retention in care among HIV-infected men in a universal test-and-treat setting in Uganda and Kenya: A mixed methods analysis. PLoS One. 2019; 14(1):e0210126. Brown LB, Getahun M, Ayieko J, Kwarisiima D, Owaraganise A, Atukunda M, Olilo W, Clark T, Bukusi EA, Cohen CR, Kamya MR, Petersen ML, Charlebois ED, Havlir DV, Camlin CS. PMID: 30673744; PMCID: PMC6343966.
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"Hurdles on the path to 90-90-90 and beyond": Qualitative analysis of barriers to engagement in HIV care among individuals in rural East Africa in the context of test-and-treat. PLoS One. 2018; 13(8):e0202990. Ayieko J, Brown L, Anthierens S, Van Rie A, Getahun M, Charlebois ED, Petersen ML, Clark TD, Kamya MR, Cohen CR, Bukusi EA, Havlir DV, Camlin CS. PMID: 30161172; PMCID: PMC6116983.
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Population mobility associated with higher risk sexual behaviour in eastern African communities participating in a Universal Testing and Treatment trial. J Int AIDS Soc. 2018 07; 21 Suppl 4:e25115. Camlin CS, Akullian A, Neilands TB, Getahun M, Eyul P, Maeri I, Ssali S, Geng E, Gandhi M, Cohen CR, Kamya MR, Odeny T, Bukusi EA, Charlebois ED. PMID: 30027668; PMCID: PMC6053476.
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Redemption of the "spoiled identity:" the role of HIV-positive individuals in HIV care cascade interventions. J Int AIDS Soc. 2017 12; 20(4). Camlin CS, Charlebois ED, Geng E, Semitala F, Wallenta J, Getahun M, Kampiire L, Bukusi EA, Sang N, Kwarisiima D, Clark TD, Petersen ML, Kamya MR, Havlir DV. PMID: 29210185; PMCID: PMC5810337.
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Strengthening universal HIV 'test-and-treat' approaches with social science research. AIDS. 2016 Mar 27; 30(6):969-70. Camlin CS, Seeley J, Viljoen L, Vernooij E, Simwinga M, Reynolds L, Reis R, Plank R, Orne-Gliemann J, McGrath N, Larmarange J, Hoddinott G, Getahun M, Charlebois ED, Bond V. PMID: 26959355; PMCID: PMC4794132.
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"How can I tell?" Consequences of HIV status disclosure among couples in eastern African communities in the context of an ongoing HIV "test-and-treat" trial. AIDS Care. 2016; 28 Suppl 3:59-66. Maeri I, El Ayadi A, Getahun M, Charlebois E, Akatukwasa C, Tumwebaze D, Itiakorit H, Owino L, Kwarisiima D, Ssemmondo E, Sang N, Kabami J, Clark TD, Petersen M, Cohen CR, Bukusi EA, Kamya M, Havlir D, Camlin CS, SEARCH Collaboration. PMID: 27421052; PMCID: PMC5751752.