Monica Getahun, MPH
Research Program Director
Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences
School of Medicine

Publications (54)

Top publication keywords:
Social StigmaQualitative ResearchKenyaSexual BehaviorSexual PartnersHIV InfectionsVaginal FistulaGhanaUgandaAnti-HIV AgentsMaternal Health ServicesSexually Transmitted DiseasesRural PopulationVesicovaginal FistulaGenital Diseases, Female

• Efficiency vs Depth in AI-Generated and Human-Synthesized Thematic Analyses of Ugandan Women's Experiences of Obstetric Fistula: Comparative Qualitative Study.
  Journal of medical Internet research 2026 Pechilis M, Getahun M, Nalubwama H, Eyul P, Ebem F, El Ayadi AM
• Towards dignified healthcare: Patients' understanding and experiences of respectful and disrespectful care in healthcare facilities in Ghana.
  PLOS global public health 2026 Abaidoo B, Essuman VA, Addo AK, Getahun M, Amoh G, Aborigo RA, Ali M, Essuman A, Odiase O, Yawson AE, Afulani P
• Geospatial mobility, non-local partners, concurrent sexual partnerships, and gender influence longitudinal STI prevalence in rural eastern Africa.
  International journal of STD & AIDS 2026 Charlebois ED, Gutin SA, Neilands TB, Getahun M, Akullian A, Maeri I, Eyul P, Omoding D, Okiring J, Cohen CR, Gandhi M, Bukusi EA, Kamya MR, Camlin CS
• Patient Counseling Strategies at Female Genital Fistula Repair: A Qualitative Study among Ugandan Fistula Care Providers.
  Research square 2025 Ayadi AME, Nalubwama H, Senoga U, Wong M, Getahun M, Harper CC, Kantipudi S, Korn AP, Barageine JK
• Correction: 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 2025 Iguna S, Getahun M, Lewis-Kulzer J, Odhiambo G, Adhiambo F, Montoya L, Petersen ML, Bukusi E, Odeny T, Geng E, Camlin CS

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• Understanding Women's Pregnancy Intentions, Decision-Making, and Factors Influencing Reproductive Choices After Genital Fistula Repair in Uganda: A Qualitative Study.
  PLOS global public health 2025 Tilahun M, Nalubwama H, Getahun M, Barageine JK, El Ayadi AM
• Factors shaping the mental health of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study in Ghana.
  BMC health services research 2025 Gyamerah AO, Odiase OJ, Habib HH, Achana F, Canizares A, Getahun M, Aborigo R, Ouner JJ, Malechi H, Koku Awoonor-Williams J, Afulani PA
• 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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 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
• The role of social support in antiretroviral therapy uptake and retention among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV in the Greater Accra region of Ghana.
  BMC public health 2024 Ameyaw EK, Nutor JJ, Okiring J, Yeboah I, Agbadi P, Getahun M, Agbadi W, Thompson RGA
• 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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 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 2023 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 2023 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 2023 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 2023 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 2023 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 2023 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 2023 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
• 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 2023 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 2023 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 2023 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 2022 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 2022 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) 2022 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 2022 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, …
• 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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) 2022 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 2022 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 2021 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 2021 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…
• Cultural Adaptation of an Intervention to Reduce Hazardous Alcohol Use Among People Living with HIV in Southwestern Uganda.
  AIDS and behavior 2021 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 2021 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…
• Pathways for reduction of HIV-related stigma: a model derived from longitudinal qualitative research in Kenya and Uganda.
  Journal of the International AIDS Society 2020 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, …
• Understanding Demand for PrEP and Early Experiences of PrEP Use Among Young Adults in Rural Kenya and Uganda: A Qualitative Study.
  AIDS and behavior 2020 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, …
• Leveraging incentives to increase HIV testing uptake among men: qualitative insights from rural Uganda.
  BMC public health 2019 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 2019 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, …
• Gendered dimensions of population mobility associated with HIV across three epidemics in rural Eastern Africa.
  Health & place 2019 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 2019 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 2018 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 2018 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 2017 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) 2016 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 2016 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…