Monica Getahun, MPH

Research Program Director
Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences
[email protected]

As a Research Program Director in the Institute for Global Health Sciences at UCSF, my work cuts across the areas of maternal health, person-centered care, HIV/AIDS, and COVID-19. My research has focused on leveraging social science approaches and methodologies to explore the pathways of complex interventions and their impact on patients, providers, and the broader community. My topical/content areas include mental health, alcohol and substance abuse, incentives/economic interventions, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), treatment as prevention (TasP), food insecurity, and water/climate & health. I hold an MPH and PMP, which have provided me with the skills to effectively manage research and operations for large programs. I oversee research operations in Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, and Guinea and collaborate with diverse stakeholders across SSA.

Publications: 

A cluster randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of the 'Caring for Providers to Improve Patient Experience' (CPIPE) intervention in Kenya and Ghana: study protocol.

BMC public health

Afulani PA, Getahun M, Ongeri L, Aborigo R, Kinyua J, Ogolla BA, Okiring J, Moro A, Oluoch I, Dalaba M, Odiase O, Ouner JJ, Mendes WB, Walker D, Neilands TB

"The peace that I wanted, I got": Qualitative insights from patient experiences of SMART DAPPER interventions for major depression and traumatic stress disorders in Kenya.

PLOS global public health

Getahun M, Mathai MA, Rota G, Allen A, Burger RL, Opiyo E, Oluoch D, Wangia J, Wambura R, Mbwayo A, Muchembre P, Obura RR, Neylan TC, Aarons GA, Ongeri L, Meffert SM

Factors influencing healthcare workers' and health system preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study in Ghana.

PLOS global public health

Odiase OJ, Gyamerah AO, Achana F, Getahun M, Yang C, Bohara S, Aborigo R, Nutor JJ, Malechi H, Arhinful B, Awoonor-Williams JK, Afulani PA

A cluster randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of the 'Caring for Providers to Improve Patient Experience' intervention on person-centered maternity care in Kenya and Ghana: Study Protocol.

Research square

Afulani PA, Getahun M, Ongeri L, Aborigo R, Kinyua J, Ogolla BA, Okiring J, Moro A, Oluoch I, Dalaba M, Odiase O, Nutor J, Mendes WB, Walker D, Neilands TB

Person-centred care (PCC) research in Ghana: a scoping review protocol.

BMJ open

Amoh GKA, Addo AK, Odiase O, Tahir P, Getahun M, Aborigo RA, Essuman A, Yawson AE, Essuman VA, Afulani PA

Exploring HIV risk perception mechanisms among youth in a test-and-treat trial in Kenya and Uganda.

PLOS global public health

Owino L, Johnson-Peretz J, Lee J, Getahun M, Coppock-Pector D, Maeri I, Onyango A, Cohen CR, Bukusi EA, Kabami J, Ayieko J, Petersen M, Kamya MR, Charlebois E, Havlir D, Camlin CS

Participant perspectives on incentives for TB preventative therapy adherence and reduced alcohol use: A qualitative study.

PLOS global public health

Appa A, Miller AP, Fatch R, Kekibiina A, Beesiga B, Adong J, Emenyonu N, Marson K, Getahun M, Kamya M, Muyindike W, McDonell M, Thirumurthy H, Hahn JA, Chamie G, Camlin CS

A Qualitative Exploration of Intimate Partner Violence Among HIV/TB Coinfected Persons With Problematic Alcohol Use Participating in an Incentive-Based Alcohol/Medication Adherence Intervention in Uganda During COVID-19.

Violence against women

Miller AP, Appa A, Muyindike W, Fatch R, Kekibiina A, Beesiga B, Adong J, Emenyonu N, Marson K, Getahun M, Kamya M, Chamie G, Camlin CS, Hahn JA

Association between water insecurity and antiretroviral therapy adherence among pregnant and postpartum women in Greater Accra region of Ghana.

PLOS global public health

Nutor JJ, Okiring J, Yeboah I, Thompson RGA, Agbadi P, Ameyaw EK, Getahun M, Agbadi W, Hoffmann TJ, Weiser SD

Identifying opportunities for prevention of adverse outcomes following female genital fistula repair: protocol for a mixed-methods study in Uganda.

Reproductive health

El Ayadi AM, Obore S, Kirya F, Miller S, Korn A, Nalubwama H, Neuhaus J, Getahun M, Eyul P, Twine R, Andrew EVW, Barageine JK

Caring for providers to improve patient experience (CPIPE): intervention development process.

Global health action

Afulani PA, Oboke EN, Ogolla BA, Getahun M, Kinyua J, Oluoch I, Odour J, Ongeri L

Mixed methods evaluation of the Caring for Providers to Improve Patient Experience intervention.

International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics

Afulani PA, Getahun M, Okiring J, Ogolla BA, Oboke EN, Kinyua J, Oluoch I, Odiase O, Ochiel D, Mendes WB, Ongeri L

Geographic Mobility and HIV Care Engagement among People Living with HIV in Rural Kenya and Uganda.

Tropical medicine and infectious disease

Ayieko J, Thorp M, Getahun M, Gandhi M, Maeri I, Gutin SA, Okiring J, Kamya MR, Bukusi EA, Charlebois ED, Petersen M, Havlir DV, Camlin CS, Murnane PM

Understanding Patients' Experiences with a Brief Alcohol Reduction Intervention among People Living with HIV in Uganda: A Qualitative Study.

Substance use & misuse

Gichane MW, Camlin CS, Getahun M, Emenyonu N, Woolf-King S, Sanyu N, Katusiime A, Fatch R, Muyindike W, Hahn JA

Acceptability of an adapted mindfulness and acceptance-based intervention to support adolescents with HIV: A qualitative study with Ugandan health care providers.

Journal of contextual behavioral science

Musanje K, Kamya MR, Kasujja R, Hooper N, Katahoire AR, White RG, Kimera E, Getahun M, Sinclair DL, Ojiambo D, Camlin CS

Influence of depression and interpersonal support on adherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV.

AIDS research and therapy

Nutor JJ, Gyamerah AO, Alhassan RK, Duah HO, Thompson RGA, Wilson N, Harris O, Gutierrez J, Hoffmann TJ, Getahun M, Santos GM

Identifying Opportunities for Prevention of Adverse Outcomes Following Female Genital Fistula Repair: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Study in Uganda.

Research square

Ayadi AME, Obore S, Kirya F, Miller S, Korn A, Nalubwama H, Neuhaus J, Getahun M, Eyul P, Twine R, Andrew EVW, Barageine JK

Sex specific differences in HIV status disclosure and care engagement among people living with HIV in rural communities in Kenya and Uganda.

PLOS global public health

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

Culturally adapting a mindfulness and acceptance-based intervention to support the mental health of adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in Uganda.

PLOS global public health

Musanje K, Camlin CS, Kamya MR, Vanderplasschen W, Louise Sinclair D, Getahun M, Kirabo H, Nangendo J, Kiweewa J, White RG, Kasujja R

Sources of stress and coping mechanisms: Experiences of maternal health care providers in Western Kenya.

PLOS global public health

Getahun M, Oboke EN, Ogolla BA, Kinyua J, Ongeri L, Sterling M, Oluoch I, Lyndon A, Afulani PA

Individual and situational predictors of psychological and physiological stress and burnout among maternity providers in Northern Ghana.

PloS one

Nutor JJ, Aborigo RA, Okiring J, Kuwolamo I, Dorzie JBK, Getahun M, Mendes WB, Afulani PA

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 and behavior

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

Nothing about us without us: Community-based participatory research to improve HIV care for mobile patients in Kenya and Uganda.

Social science & medicine (1982)

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

Providers' Attitudes and Experiences with Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Implementation in a Population-Based Study in Kenya and Uganda.

AIDS patient care and STDs

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

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

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

The Impact of Land Tenure Security on a Livelihood Intervention for People Living with HIV in Western Kenya.

AIDS and behavior

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

"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.

Journal of the International AIDS Society

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

Understanding the role of incentives for achieving and sustaining viral suppression: A qualitative sub-study of a financial incentives trial in Uganda.

PloS one

Camlin CS, Marson K, Ndyabakira A, Getahun M, Emperador D, Byamukama A, Kwarisiima D, Thirumurthy H, Chamie G

Sexual partnership concurrency and age disparities associated with sexually transmitted infection and risk behavior in rural communities in Kenya and Uganda.

International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases

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

Distinct forms of migration and mobility are differentially associated with HIV treatment adherence.

AIDS (London, England)

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

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

Iguna S, Getahun M, Lewis-Kulzer J, Odhiambo G, Adhiambo F, Montoya L, Petersen ML, Bukusi E, Odeny T, Geng E, Camlin CS

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

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

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

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

Cultural Adaptation of an Intervention to Reduce Hazardous Alcohol Use Among People Living with HIV in Southwestern Uganda.

AIDS and behavior

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

Provider and Patient Perspectives of Rapid ART Initiation and Streamlined HIV Care: Qualitative Insights From Eastern African Communities.

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care

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

Pathways for reduction of HIV-related stigma: a model derived from longitudinal qualitative research in Kenya and Uganda.

Journal of the International AIDS Society

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

Understanding Demand for PrEP and Early Experiences of PrEP Use Among Young Adults in Rural Kenya and Uganda: A Qualitative Study.

AIDS and behavior

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

Leveraging incentives to increase HIV testing uptake among men: qualitative insights from rural Uganda.

BMC public health

Ndyabakira A, Getahun M, Byamukama A, Emperador D, Kabageni S, Marson K, Kwarisiima D, Chamie G, Thirumurthy H, Havlir D, Kamya MR, Camlin CS

HIV Testing and Treatment with the Use of a Community Health Approach in Rural Africa.

The New England journal of medicine

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

Gendered dimensions of population mobility associated with HIV across three epidemics in rural Eastern Africa.

Health & place

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

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

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

"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

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

Population mobility associated with higher risk sexual behaviour in eastern African communities participating in a Universal Testing and Treatment trial.

Journal of the International AIDS Society

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

Redemption of the "spoiled identity:" the role of HIV-positive individuals in HIV care cascade interventions.

Journal of the International AIDS Society

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

Strengthening universal HIV 'test-and-treat' approaches with social science research.

AIDS (London, England)

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

"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

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

Role: 
Staff