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Janet Giddy

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Snapshot
Articles 85
Citations 2813
Followers 0
Related Specialties
Infectious Diseases
General Medicine
Science
Top 10 Co-Authors
Elena Losina
Ingrid V Bassett
Robin Wood
Andrew Boulle
Matthias Egger
Rochelle P Walensky
Mary-Ann Davies
Kenneth A Freedberg
Olivia Keiser
Douglas Ross
Published In
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
PLoS One
AIDS Care
S Afr Med J
Pediatr Infect Dis J
Affiliations
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Recent Articles
1.
'Gender affirming healthcare' is not what the family physician needs to know
Giddy J, Donkin A, Rodseth R
S Afr Fam Pract (2004) . 2025 Feb; 67(1):e1-e2. PMID: 39935152
No abstract available.
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Strengthening accountability for tuberculosis policy implementation in South Africa: perspectives from policymakers, civil society, and communities
van der Westhuizen H, Giddy J, Coetzee R, Makanda G, Tisile P, Galloway M, et al.
BMC Glob Public Health . 2024 Jul; 2(1):48. PMID: 39026933
Background: Translating health policy into effective implementation is a core priority for responding effectively to the tuberculosis (TB) crisis. The national TB Recovery Plan was developed in response to the...
3.
Erratum: 'I am afraid the news is not good' - Breaking bad news in the time of COVID: Experiences from a field hospital
Cunningham C, Mayers P, Giddy J, De Swardt M, Hodkinson P
Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med . 2024 May; 16(1):4509. PMID: 38708737
No abstract available.
4.
'I am afraid the news is not good' - Breaking bad news in the time of COVID: Experiences from a field hospital
Cunningham C, Mayers P, Giddy J, De Swardt M, Hodkinson P
Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med . 2024 Mar; 16(1):e1-e10. PMID: 38426776
Background:  The COVID-19 Pandemic had profound effects on healthcare systems around the world. In South Africa, field hospitals, such as the Mitchell's Plain Field Hospital, managed many COVID patients and...
5.
Can 'life writing' be therapeutic in response to trauma? An exploratory research project in Medical Humanities in South Africa
Garisch D, Giddy J, Griffin G, Reid S
Med Humanit . 2023 Oct; 50(1):162-169. PMID: 37802648
The therapeutic benefit of expressive writing has been well researched in the Global North but there is no literature from the Global South. Potentially healing interventions need to be investigated...
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Geographic variation in 5-year mortality following HIV diagnosis: implications for clinical interventions
Bassett I, Yan J, Giddy J, Ross D, Bogart L, Stuckwisch A, et al.
AIDS Care . 2023 Mar; 35(12):2016-2023. PMID: 36942651
Characterizing spatial distribution of HIV outcomes is vital for targeting interventions to areas most at risk. We performed spatial analysis to identify geographic clusters and factors associated with mortality in...
7.
Supporting families with tuberculosis during COVID-19 in Khayelithsa, South Africa
Apolisi I, Mema N, Tyeku N, Beko B, Memani B, Daniels J, et al.
Lancet Respir Med . 2022 Mar; 10(6):542-543. PMID: 35338838
No abstract available.
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An analysis of the HIV testing cascade of a group of HIV-exposed infants from birth to 18 months in peri-urban Khayelitsha, South Africa
Nelson A, Cassidy T, Duran L, Cox V, Wedderburn C, Giddy J, et al.
PLoS One . 2022 Jan; 17(1):e0262518. PMID: 35030227
Background: Despite the reduction of HIV mother-to-child transmission, there are concerns regarding transmission rate in the breastfeeding period. We describe the routine uptake of 6 or 10 (6/10) weeks, 9...
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Changing contextual factors from baseline to 9-months post-HIV diagnosis predict 5-year mortality in Durban, South Africa
Bassett I, Xu A, Giddy J, Bogart L, Boulle A, Millham L, et al.
AIDS Care . 2020 Nov; 33(12):1543-1550. PMID: 33138630
Changes in an individual's contextual factors following HIV diagnosis may influence long-term outcomes. We evaluated how changes to contextual factors between HIV diagnosis and 9-month follow-up predict 5-year mortality among...
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Identifying and predicting longitudinal trajectories of care for people newly diagnosed with HIV in South Africa
Platt L, Xu A, Giddy J, Bogart L, Boulle A, Parker R, et al.
PLoS One . 2020 Sep; 15(9):e0238975. PMID: 32956380
Background: Predicting long-term care trajectories at the time of HIV diagnosis may allow targeted interventions. Our objective was to uncover distinct CD4-based trajectories and determine baseline demographic, clinical, and contextual...