William W Darrow
Biographic Data
| ID | 1304625 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William W Darrow |
| GIVEN NAMES | William W |
| FAMILY NAME | Darrow |
| SIGNATURE | DARROW W W |
| AFFILIATIONS | William W. Darrow is with the Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at the Robert R. Stempel School of Public Health, Florida International University, Biscayne Bay Campus, North Miami. Susan Biersteker is with Behavioral Research and Evaluation Consultants, LLC, Miami Beach, Florida. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 52 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Improving Human Papillomavirus-Related Knowledge and Attitudes Among Ethnically Diverse Young Adults
Purpose: To make baseline comparisons and evaluate the efficacy of an intervention designed to improve human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV vaccine awareness, knowledge, and attitudes among ethnically diverse participants. Methods:Design: Pre- and post-intervention surveys. Setting: An urban, Hispanic-Serving South Florida university. Subjects: Three hundred eighty-seven diverse college students attending a gender studies course. Intervention: Stud…
And the Band Played on
Aids-Related Stigma Among Black and Hispanic Young Adults
Short-Term Impact Evaluation of a Social Marketing Campaign to Prevent Syphilis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men
Objectives. We carried out an independent short-term impact evaluation of a social marketing campaign designed to reduce syphilis infections among men who have sex with men in south Florida in 2004. Methods. Venue-based surveys were conducted shortly after the campaign began and 6 months later to assess changes in exposure to campaign materials, awareness, knowledge about syphilis, perceptions of risk, sexual behavior, clinic visits, and testing …
Limitations of Counseling and Testing in CDC's HIV Prevention Efforts
Using Knowledge of Social Networks to Prevent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections
The development of an applied social science research project with implications for the management of infectious diseases is described. The project evolved out of a multidisciplinary effort to understand how sexually transmissible agents enter into social systems, are transmitted and can be identified, prevented and controlled. Collaborators began their investigations in the 1970s by looking at the social and behavioral patterns of individuals in…
Impact of HIV Counseling and Testing on HIV-Infected Men Who Have Sex with Men
Pathways to prostitution
To assess the sequence, timing, and prevalence of sexual and illegal drug use milestones in prostitute women, we interviewed 237 prostitutes in the community and 407 comparison women at an STD clinic. Drug use was more commonly reported by prostitutes than comparisons (86% vs. 23%), as was non‐consensual prepubertal sex (32% vs. 13%). Sexual‐ and drug‐related milestones occurred in the same order in both groups, with drug use preceding sexual act…
Choosing a centrality measure
In memoriam
The Aids Disaster
Social Science, Human Behavior, and the Aids Epidemic
Social Aspects of Aids
How Safe is Sex? (Reply to Kristal)
How Safe is Sex? (Reply to Kristal) William W. Darrow, and George W. Rutherford, III. CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.78.1.91-a Published Online: October 07, 2011
Sex of interviewer, place of interview, and responses of homosexual men to sensitive questions
On becoming a prostitute
(1985). On becoming a prostitute: An exploratory case‐comparison study. The Journal of Sex Research: Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 329-335
Authors' Follow-up on the Gay Report on STD
Authors' Follow-up on the Gay Report on STD William W. Darrow, Donald Barrett, Karla Jay, and Allen Young Robert J. Moffatt, Stanley P. Sady, and George M. Owen CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.72.2.215 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Facts About VD for Today's Youth
Facts About VD for Today's Youth William W. Darrow CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.65.2.186-b Published Online: October 07, 2011
Pathways to prostitution
To assess the sequence, timing, and prevalence of sexual and illegal drug use milestones in prostitute women, we interviewed 237 prostitutes in the community and 407 comparison women at an STD clinic. Drug use was more commonly reported by prostitutes than comparisons (86% vs. 23%), as was non‐consensual prepubertal sex (32% vs. 13%). Sexual‐ and drug‐related milestones occurred in the same order in both groups, with drug use preceding sexual act…
On becoming a prostitute
(1985). On becoming a prostitute: An exploratory case‐comparison study. The Journal of Sex Research: Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 329-335
Using Knowledge of Social Networks to Prevent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections
The development of an applied social science research project with implications for the management of infectious diseases is described. The project evolved out of a multidisciplinary effort to understand how sexually transmissible agents enter into social systems, are transmitted and can be identified, prevented and controlled. Collaborators began their investigations in the 1970s by looking at the social and behavioral patterns of individuals in…
Sex of interviewer, place of interview, and responses of homosexual men to sensitive questions
Short-Term Impact Evaluation of a Social Marketing Campaign to Prevent Syphilis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men
Objectives. We carried out an independent short-term impact evaluation of a social marketing campaign designed to reduce syphilis infections among men who have sex with men in south Florida in 2004. Methods. Venue-based surveys were conducted shortly after the campaign began and 6 months later to assess changes in exposure to campaign materials, awareness, knowledge about syphilis, perceptions of risk, sexual behavior, clinic visits, and testing …
Facts About VD for Today's Youth
Facts About VD for Today's Youth William W. Darrow CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.65.2.186-b Published Online: October 07, 2011
Authors' Follow-up on the Gay Report on STD
Authors' Follow-up on the Gay Report on STD William W. Darrow, Donald Barrett, Karla Jay, and Allen Young Robert J. Moffatt, Stanley P. Sady, and George M. Owen CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.72.2.215 Published Online: October 07, 2011
On becoming a prostitute
(1985). On becoming a prostitute: An exploratory case‐comparison study. The Journal of Sex Research: Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 329-335
Sex of interviewer, place of interview, and responses of homosexual men to sensitive questions
How Safe is Sex? (Reply to Kristal)
How Safe is Sex? (Reply to Kristal) William W. Darrow, and George W. Rutherford, III. CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.78.1.91-a Published Online: October 07, 2011
Social Aspects of Aids
Social Science, Human Behavior, and the Aids Epidemic
The Aids Disaster
In memoriam
Choosing a centrality measure
Impact of HIV Counseling and Testing on HIV-Infected Men Who Have Sex with Men
Pathways to prostitution
To assess the sequence, timing, and prevalence of sexual and illegal drug use milestones in prostitute women, we interviewed 237 prostitutes in the community and 407 comparison women at an STD clinic. Drug use was more commonly reported by prostitutes than comparisons (86% vs. 23%), as was non‐consensual prepubertal sex (32% vs. 13%). Sexual‐ and drug‐related milestones occurred in the same order in both groups, with drug use preceding sexual act…
Limitations of Counseling and Testing in CDC's HIV Prevention Efforts
Using Knowledge of Social Networks to Prevent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections
The development of an applied social science research project with implications for the management of infectious diseases is described. The project evolved out of a multidisciplinary effort to understand how sexually transmissible agents enter into social systems, are transmitted and can be identified, prevented and controlled. Collaborators began their investigations in the 1970s by looking at the social and behavioral patterns of individuals in…
Short-Term Impact Evaluation of a Social Marketing Campaign to Prevent Syphilis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men
Objectives. We carried out an independent short-term impact evaluation of a social marketing campaign designed to reduce syphilis infections among men who have sex with men in south Florida in 2004. Methods. Venue-based surveys were conducted shortly after the campaign began and 6 months later to assess changes in exposure to campaign materials, awareness, knowledge about syphilis, perceptions of risk, sexual behavior, clinic visits, and testing …
Aids-Related Stigma Among Black and Hispanic Young Adults
And the Band Played on
Improving Human Papillomavirus-Related Knowledge and Attitudes Among Ethnically Diverse Young Adults
Purpose: To make baseline comparisons and evaluate the efficacy of an intervention designed to improve human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV vaccine awareness, knowledge, and attitudes among ethnically diverse participants. Methods:Design: Pre- and post-intervention surveys. Setting: An urban, Hispanic-Serving South Florida university. Subjects: Three hundred eighty-seven diverse college students attending a gender studies course. Intervention: Stud…
Medicine (14 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Public health (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Sex work and related issues (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works)