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Monica A. Onyango, PhD

Clinical Associate Professor

Boston University School of Public Health

Global Health

PhD, Boston College
MS, Boston College
MPH, Boston University
RN, Kenya Medical Training College

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School of Public Health Faculty

ORCID : 0000-0003-4998-1682

Dr. Onyango has over 25 years experience in health care delivery and management. At the Department of International Health she teaches courses in managing disasters and complex humanitarian emergencies, sexual and reproductive health in disaster settings. Her experience includes Kenya Ministry of Health for ten years as a nursing officer in management positions at two hospitals and as a lecturer at the Nairobi’s Medical Training College, School of Nursing. Monica is also a registered nurse by Massachusetts Board of Nursing. From 1992 to 1998, Dr. Onyango worked as a health team leader with international non-governmental organizations in relief and development in South Sudan, Angola and a refugee camp in Kenya. In South Sudan and Angola, she facilitated the design and implementation of community based health services where there had been no services for several years. At Kakuma refugee camp in North Western Kenya, she helped design the maternal and child health programs for over 20,000 refugees. Dr, Onyango has also participated in providing training for South Sudanese health workers on emergency obstetrics and neonatal care. In 2011, she co-founded the global nursing caucus (GNC) at BUSPH with a mission to advance the role of nursing in global health practice, education and policy through advocacy, collaboration, engagement and research. Her current research interests focus on reproductive health, maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS, health care among populations affected by disasters and the role of nurses and midwives in improving health status of populations globally. She holds a PhD in Nursing from Boston College, a Master of Science (nursing) degree from Boston College, a Master in Public Health degree from Boston University School of Public Health, Diploma in Advanced Nursing from Nairobi University, Diploma in general nursing and midwifery from Kenya Medical Training College, Nairobi.

BU Research

CFAR Developmental Award: Project ENGAGE: Engaging school stakeholders and communities to reduce HIV stigma and improve antiretroviral therapy adherence among adolescents in western Kenya
07/01/2023 - 06/30/2024 (Subcontract PI)
The Miriam Hospital NIH NIAID
2P30AI042853-25

Evaluation of Implementation of Reproductive Health Services among Internally Displaced Nepali Populations
08/31/2015 - 10/10/2015 (PI)
Women's Refugee Commission, Inc

Temporal Trends in Sexual Violence Cases Presenting at Healthcare facilities in Kenya
11/16/2012 - 09/30/2013 (PI)
Physicians for Human Rights

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Rockers PC, Kiragu ZW, Onyango MA, Laing RO, Wirtz VJ. Willingness to pay brand premiums for generic medicines in Kenya: A bidding game experiment. Int J Health Plann Manage. 2023 Sep; 38(5):1453-1463.View Related Profiles.

Onyango, Monica
Rockers, Peter
Wirtz, Veronika

PMID: 37337315

Stevens JR, Sabin LL, Onyango MA, Sarker M, Declercq E. Midwifery centers as enabled environments for midwifery: A quasi experimental design assessing women's birth experiences in three models of care in Bangladesh, before and during covid. PLoS One. 2022; 17(12):e0278336.View Related Profiles.

Declercq, Eugene
Sabin, Lora
Onyango, Monica

PMID: 36454986; PMCID: PMC9714812; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278336;

Kiragu ZW, Rockers PC, Onyango MA, Mungai J, Mboya J, Laing R, Wirtz VJ. Household access to non-communicable disease medicines during universal health care roll-out in Kenya: A time series analysis. PLoS One. 2022; 17(4):e0266715.View Related Profiles.

Onyango, Monica
Rockers, Peter
Wirtz, Veronika

PMID: 35443014; PMCID: PMC9020677; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266715;

Monica A. Onyango, Houda Chergui, Lora L. Sabin, Lisa J. Messersmith, Natalya Sarkisova, Jane Oyombra, Perez Akello, Daniel O. Kwaro, and Juliana Otieno. School-level Barriers of Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence and Interventions to Overcome them Among Adolescents Living with HIV in Western Kenya: A Qualitative Study. The Open AIDS Journal. 2021; 15:93-107.

Wirtz VJ, Servan-Mori E, Mungai J, Mboya J, Rockers PC, Onyango MA, Kiragu ZW, Laing R. Probability and amount of medicines expenditure according to health insurance status in Kenya: A household survey in eight counties. Int J Health Plann Manage. 2022 Mar; 37(2):725-733.View Related Profiles.

Onyango, Monica
Wirtz, Veronika

PMID: 34674309; PMCID: PMC9298347; DOI: 10.1002/hpm.3368;

Chynoweth SK, Onyango MA, Gallagher MC, Casey SE. Women's and children's health in conflict settings: build on existing efforts. Lancet. 2021 05 22; 397(10288):1879. PMID: 34022979

Ashigbie PG, Rockers PC, Laing RO, Cabral HJ, Onyango MA, Mboya J, Arends D, Wirtz VJ. Phone-based monitoring to evaluate health policy and program implementation in Kenya. Health Policy Plan. 2021 May 17; 36(4):444-453.View Related Profiles.

Cabral, Howard
Onyango, Monica
Rockers, Peter
Wirtz, Veronika

PMID: 33724372; PMCID: PMC8128015; DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czab029;

Ng G, Raskin E, Wirtz VJ, Banks KP, Laing RO, Kiragu ZW, Rockers PC, Onyango MA. Coping with access barriers to non-communicable disease medicines: qualitative patient interviews in eight counties in Kenya. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 May 03; 21(1):417.View Related Profiles.

Onyango, Monica
Rockers, Peter
Wirtz, Veronika

PMID: 33941177; PMCID: PMC8094552; DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06433-0;

Singh NS, Lokot M, Undie CC, Onyango MA, Morgan R, Harmer A, Freedman J, Heidari S. Research in forced displacement: guidance for a feminist and decolonial approach. Lancet. 2021 02 13; 397(10274):560-562. PMID: 33581808; PMCID: PMC9753228; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00024-6;

Jacobson L, Regan A, Heidari S, Onyango MA. Transactional sex in the wake of COVID-19: sexual and reproductive health and rights of the forcibly displaced. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2020 12; 28(1):1822493. PMID: 33032502; PMCID: PMC7888042; DOI: 10.1080/26410397.2020.1822493;

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Ashigbie PG, Rockers PC, Laing RO, Cabral HJ, Onyango MA, Buleti JPL, Wirtz VJ. Availability and prices of medicines for non-communicable diseases at health facilities and retail drug outlets in Kenya: a cross-sectional survey in eight counties. BMJ Open. 2020 05 15; 10(5):e035132.View Related Profiles.

Cabral, Howard
Onyango, Monica
Rockers, Peter
Laing, Richard
Wirtz, Veronika

PMID: 32414824; PMCID: PMC7232616; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035132;

Monica Adhiambo Onyango. Sexual and gender-based violence during COVID-19: lessons from Ebola. The Conversation. 2020. View Publication

Heidari S, Onyango MA, Chynoweth S. Sexual and reproductive health and rights in humanitarian crises at ICPD25+ and beyond: consolidating gains to ensure access to services for all. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2019 12; 27(1):1676513. PMID: 31699014; PMCID: PMC7888011; DOI: 10.1080/26410397.2019.1676513;

Rockers PC, Laing RO, Ashigbie PG, Onyango MA, Mukiira CK, Wirtz VJ. Effect of Novartis Access on availability and price of non-communicable disease medicines in Kenya: a cluster-randomised controlled trial. Lancet Glob Health. 2019 04; 7(4):e492-e502.View Related Profiles.

Onyango, Monica
Rockers, Peter
Laing, Richard
Wirtz, Veronika

PMID: 30799142

Onyango MA, Resnick K, Davis A, Shah RR. Pregnant in the Time of Ebola: Women and Their Children in the 2013-2015 West African Epidemic (Editors: David A. Schwartz, Julienne Ngoundoung Anoko, Sharon A. Abramowitz). Chapter 8: Gender-Based Violence Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women: A Neglected Consequence of the West African Ebola Outbreak. Springer. Nature, Switzerland. 2019; 121-130. View Publication

Syed N, Rockers PC, Vian T, Onyango M, Laing RO, Wirtz VJ. Access to Antihypertensive Medicines at the Household Level: A Study From 8 Counties of Kenya. Glob Heart. 2018 12; 13(4):247-253.e5.View Related Profiles.

Onyango, Monica
Rockers, Peter
Laing, Richard
Vian, Taryn
Wirtz, Veronika

PMID: 30245176

Onyango MA, Vian T, Hirsch I, Salvi DD, Laing R, Rockers PC, Ashigbie PG, Wirtz VJ. Perceptions of Kenyan adults on access to medicines for non-communicable diseases: A qualitative study. PLoS One. 2018; 13(8):e0201917.View Related Profiles.

Onyango, Monica
Rockers, Peter
Laing, Richard
Vian, Taryn
Wirtz, Veronika

PMID: 30142218; PMCID: PMC6108464; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201917;

Myers A, Sami S, Onyango MA, Karki H, Anggraini R, Krause S. Facilitators and barriers in implementing the Minimum Initial Services Package (MISP) for reproductive health in Nepal post-earthquake. Confl Health. 2018; 12:35. PMID: 30127844; PMCID: PMC6092803; DOI: 10.1186/s13031-018-0170-0;

Scott J, Onyango MA, Burkhardt G, Mullen C, Rouhani S, Haider S, Albutt K, Greiner A, VanRooyen M, Bartels S. A qualitative analysis of decision-making among women with sexual violence-related pregnancies in conflict-affected eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2018 Aug 08; 18(1):322. PMID: 30089448; PMCID: PMC6083512; DOI: 10.1186/s12884-018-1942-7;

Barakat D, Rockers PC, Vian T, Onyango MA, Laing RO, Wirtz VJ. Access to asthma medicines at the household level in eight counties of Kenya. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2018 05 01; 22(5):585-590.View Related Profiles.

Onyango, Monica
Rockers, Peter
Laing, Richard
Vian, Taryn
Wirtz, Veronika

PMID: 29663966

Onyango MA, Adu-Sarkodie Y, Adjei RO, Agyarko-Poku T, Kopelman CH, Green K, Wambugu S, Clement NF, Wondergem P, Beard J. Love, power, resilience and vulnerability: relationship dynamics between female sex workers in Ghana and their intimate partners. Cult Health Sex. 2019 01; 21(1):31-45.View Related Profiles.

Beard, Jennifer
Onyango, Monica

PMID: 29669473

K. Turpin, P. C. Rockers, T. Vian, M. A. Onyango, R. Laing and V. J. Wirtz. PREVALENCE AND TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION, DIABETES AND ASTHMA IN KENYA: A REPRESENTATIVE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY IN EIGHT COUNTIES IN 2016. EAST AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2018; 95(3):1286-1297. View Publication
Turpin K, Rockers PC, Vian T, Onyango M, Laing R, Wirtz VJ . Prevalence of non-communicable diseases in eight counties of Kenya. East African Medical Journal. 2018; 95(3):1285-1297. View Publication
Hailu S, Rockers PC, Vian T, Onyango MA, Laing RO, Wirtz VJ. Access to Diabetes Medicines at the Household Level in Eight Counties of Kenya. Journal of Diabetology. 2018; 9(2):45-55. View Publication

Onyango MA, Heidari S. Care with dignity in humanitarian crises: ensuring sexual and reproductive health and rights of displaced populations. Reprod Health Matters. 2017 11; 25(51):1-6. PMID: 29271740

Scott J, Mullen C, Rouhani S, Kuwert P, Greiner A, Albutt K, Burkhardt G, Onyango M, VanRooyen M, Bartels S. A qualitative analysis of psychosocial outcomes among women with sexual violence-related pregnancies in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Int J Ment Health Syst. 2017; 11:64. PMID: 29075319; PMCID: PMC5648419; DOI: 10.1186/s13033-017-0171-1;

Onyango MA, Uwase M. Humanitarian Response to Complex Emergencies and Natural Disasters. In: Quah SR and Cockerham WC. The International Encyclopedia of Public Health. Academic Press. Oxford. 2017; 4:106-116.

Burkhardt G, Scott J, Onyango MA, Rouhani S, Haider S, Greiner A, Albutt K, VanRooyen M, Bartels S. Sexual violence-related pregnancies in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: a qualitative analysis of access to pregnancy termination services. Confl Health. 2016; 10:30. PMID: 28031743; PMCID: PMC5175384; DOI: 10.1186/s13031-016-0097-2;

Rockers PC, Wirtz VJ, Vian T, Onyango MA, Ashigbie PG, Laing R. Study protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial of an NCD access to medicines initiative: evaluation of Novartis Access in Kenya. BMJ Open. 2016 Nov 25; 6(11):e013386.View Related Profiles.

Onyango, Monica
Rockers, Peter
Laing, Richard
Vian, Taryn
Wirtz, Veronika

PMID: 27888177; PMCID: PMC5168521; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013386;

Onyango MA, Burkhardt G, Scott J, Rouhani S, Haider S, Greiner A, Albutt K, Mullen C, VanRooyen M, Bartels S. A Qualitative Analysis of Disclosure Patterns among Women with Sexual Violence-Related Pregnancies in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. PLoS One. 2016; 11(10):e0164631. PMID: 27741262; PMCID: PMC5065222; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164631;

Rouhani SA, Scott J, Burkhardt G, Onyango MA, Haider S, Greiner A, Albutt K, VanRooyen M, Bartels SA. A quantitative assessment of termination of sexual violence-related pregnancies in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Confl Health. 2016; 10:9. PMID: 27053946; PMCID: PMC4822240; DOI: 10.1186/s13031-016-0073-x;

Onyango MA, Adu-Sarkodie Y, Agyarko-Poku T, Asafo MK, Sylvester J, Wondergem P, Green K, Wambugu S, Brennan AT, Beard J. "It's all about making a life": poverty, HIV, violence, and other vulnerabilities faced by young female sex workers in Kumasi, Ghana. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Mar 1; 68 Suppl 2:S131-7.View Related Profiles.

Brennan, Alana
Beard, Jennifer
Onyango, Monica

PMID: 25723977; DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000455;

Krause S, Williams H, Onyango MA, Sami S, Doedens W, Giga N, Stone E, Tomczyk B. Reproductive health services for Syrian refugees in Zaatri Camp and Irbid City, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: an evaluation of the Minimum Initial Services Package. Confl Health. 2015; 9(Suppl 1 Taking Stock of Reproductive Health in Humanitarian):S4. PMID: 25798190; PMCID: PMC4331816; DOI: 10.1186/1752-1505-9-S1-S4;

Onyango M. UNFPA State of the World Population Report. Chapter 4: Reproductive Health Response in humanitarian crisis settings. 2015. View Publication

Anastario MP, Adhiambo Onyango M, Nyanyuki J, Naimer K, Muthoga R, Sirkin S, Barrick K, van Hasselt M, Aruasa W, Kibet C, Omollo G. Time series analysis of sexual assault case characteristics and the 2007-2008 period of post-election violence in Kenya. PLoS One. 2014; 9(8):e106443. PMID: 25170917; PMCID: PMC4149572; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106443;

Sami S, Williams HA, Krause S, Onyango MA, Burton A, Tomczyk B. Responding to the Syrian crisis: the needs of women and girls. Lancet. 2014 Mar 29; 383(9923):1179-81. PMID: 24211044; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62034-6;

Onyango MA, Hixson BL, McNally S. Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for reproductive health during emergencies: time for a new paradigm? Glob Public Health. 2013; 8(3):342-56. PMID: 23394618; DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2013.765024;

Wamai RG, Ayissi CA, Oduwo GO, Perlman S, Welty E, Welty T, Manga S, Onyango MA, Ogembo JG. Awareness, knowledge and beliefs about HPV, cervical cancer and HPV vaccines among nurses in Cameroon: an exploratory study. Int J Nurs Stud. 2013 Oct; 50(10):1399-406. PMID: 23395482; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.12.020;

Onyango MA, Blank L, Pugliese L. Disaster Volunteerism: When ‘doing good’ turns bad. Monthly Developments Magazine. 2012; 30(5):15-16. View Publication
Macauley C, Onyango MA, Niragira E. Peer-support Training for Nonliterate and Semiliterate Female Ex-combatants: Experience in Burundi. The Journal of ERW and Mine Action. 2012; (16.1):1-8. View Publication

Adhiambo Onyango M, Mott S. The nexus between bridewealth, family curse, and spontaneous abortion among southern Sudanese women. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2011 Dec; 43(4):376-84. PMID: 22004436; DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2011.01417.x;

Onyango MA, Hampanda K. Social Constructions and Male Survivors of Wartime Sexual Violence: Analytical Review. International Journal of Sexual Health. 2011; 23(4):237-247. View Publication

Onyango MA, Owoko S, Oguttu M. Factors that influence male involvement in sexual and reproductive health in western Kenya: a qualitative study. Afr J Reprod Health. 2010 Dec; 14(4 Spec no.):32-42. PMID: 21812196

Onyango MA, Oguttu M, Barger M. Predictive factors for uptake of post-abortion care in western Kenya. African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health. 2010; 4(3):115-120. View Publication
Onyango MA. Humanitarian responses to complex emergencies. International Encyclopedia of public health ( Heggenhougen and Quah). Academic Press. San Diego. 2008; MS71. View Publication

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 45 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2018

Bar chart showing 45 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2018

Year	Publications
2008	1
2010	2
2011	2
2012	2
2013	3
2014	1
2015	3
2016	4
2017	3
2018	9
2019	3
2020	3
2021	6
2022	2
2023	1

Media Mentions

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence During COVID-19: Lessons From Ebola

The Conversation 5/10/2020

2013 BU School of Public Health Summer 2013: Excellence in Teaching Award-IH870

2013 BU School of Public Health Spring 2013: Excellence in Teaching Award-IH755

2011 BU School of Public Health Spring 2011: Excellence in Teaching Award-IH755

2011 BU School of Public Health Summer 2011: Excellence in Teaching Award-IH766

2010 BU School of Public Health Summer 2010: Excellence in Teaching Award-IH870

2009 BU School of Public Health Spring 2009: Excellence in Teaching Award-IH755

2009 BU School of Public Health Summer 2009: Excellence in Teaching Award-IH766

2008 BU School of Public Health Summer 2008: Excellence in Teaching Award-IH870

2007 BU School of Public Health Summer 2007: Excellence in Teaching Award-IH755

2005 BU School of Public Health Summer 2005: Excellence in Teaching Award-IH755

2003 BU School of Public Health Summer 2003: Excellence in Teaching Award-IH755

2001 BU School of Public Health Summer 2001: Excellence in Teaching Award-IH755

2000 BU School of Public Health Summer 2000: Excellence in Teaching Award-IH755

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Global Health
Health systems
Humanitarian Emergencies
Midwifery
Nursing
Reproductive Health
Research
Teaching

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