Joanne C Tyler

Biographic Data

ID127739
NAMEJoanne C Tyler
GIVEN NAMESJoanne C
FAMILY NAMETyler
SIGNATURETYLER J C
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Fort Hare
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS8
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
H-INDEX2

  • Health-Promotion Intervention Increases Self-Reported Physical Activity in Sub-Saharan African University Students

    G Anita Heeren, John B Jemmott et al.ARTICLEBehavioral Medicine2017

    To evaluate the efficacy of a health-promotion intervention in increasing self-reported physical activity among university students in Sub-Saharan Africa. Randomly selected second-year students at a university in South Africa were randomized to an intervention based on social cognitive theory: health-promotion, targeting physical activity and fruit, vegetable, and fat consumption; or HIV risk-reduction, targeting sexual-risk behaviors. Participan…

  • Multiple Partners and Condom Use among Students at a South African University

    G Anita Heeren, Andrew Mandeya et al.ARTICLEJournal of Evidence-Based Social…2014

    The prevalence of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa is the highest in the world. Young people, including university students, are at risk. Many sexually active young people have multiple partners, but little is known about how university students who have multiple partners differ from those who do not. This study examined such differences among randomly selected first-year students at a university in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, who completed…

  • Caregivers’ Intentions to Disclose HIV Diagnosis to Children Living with HIV in South Africa

    Open AccessJohn B Jemmott, John B Jemmott Iii et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2013

  • Health Promotion Project for University Students at a South African University

    G Anita Heeren, Andrew Mandeya et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Behavior in the…2013Cited by: 1References: 8

    Globally, chronic diseases place a tremendous burden on health care systems all over the world. The increased prevalence of chronic diseases is mainly influenced by industrialization and decreased levels of physical activity. A cross-sectional qualitative and quantitative pilot survey, using a self-administered questionnaire and focus group discussions, was conducted with 73 students to assess the need for and feasibility of a health promotion pr…

  • A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of an HIV Risk-Reduction Intervention for Sub-Saharan African University Students

    Open AccessG Anita Heeren, John B Jemmott et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2012

  • Disclosure of HIV diagnosis to HIV-infected children in South Africa

    G Anita Heeren, John B Jemmott et al.ARTICLEVulnerable Children and Youth…2012Cited by: 4

    Worldwide about 2.5 million children younger than 15 years of age are living with HIV, and more than 2.3 million of them live in sub-Saharan Africa. Antiretroviral therapy has reduced mortality among HIV-infected children, and as they survive into adolescence, disclosing to them their diagnosis has emerged as a difficult issue, with many adolescents unaware of their diagnosis. There is a need to build an empirical foundation for strategies to app…

  • Sexual Attitudes and Behavior of University Students at a Rural South African University

    G Anita Heeren, John B Jemmott et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Behavior in the…2012References: 14

    A cross sectional qualitative and quantitative pilot survey, using self administered questionnaire and focus group discussions, was conducted to assess the need for, and feasibility of, a health promotion programme for university students at a South African University. We examined the gender and cultural effects on sexual attitudes and behaviour, as well as condom use. A total of 73 students, age's between 18 and 30 years, participated in the pil…

  • Cattle for Wives and Extramarital Trysts for Husbands? Lobola, Men, and HIV/STD Risk Behavior in Southern Africa

    G Anita Heeren, John B Jemmott et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Behavior in the…2011Cited by: 3References: 13

    Lobola is in many Southern African countries a tradition, which is expected to be adhered by anyone who is part or want to be part of the community. It is about paying respect to the elders, the family and the community. It is a significant element of marriage among many tribes and there are strict rules to adhere. In order to determine how much the actual fact of payment of lobola would influence the behavior of husbands and wives, we conducted …

  • Sub-Saharan African University Students’ Beliefs about Condoms, Condom-use Intention, and Subsequent Condom Use

    Open AccessG Anita Heeren, John B Jemmott et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2008