William Darrow
Biographic Data
| ID | 146254 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William Darrow |
| GIVEN NAMES | William |
| FAMILY NAME | Darrow |
| SIGNATURE | DARROW W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Florida International University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7198-6119 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 35 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 144 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 35 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
The City Clinic Cohort Study
Confronting Aids in the Early 1980s
The First 40 Years of Aids
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…
The Wall, the Ban, and the Objectification of Women
Discrimination against women and other vulnerable groups prevailed throughout the twentieth century; it persists today. This historical case study analyzes the life and times of “Typhoid Mary,” an unmarried, Irish Catholic, immigrant woman who was persecuted as an intransigent carrier of a deadly infectious disease. Being a Mexican immigrant, Muslim, or unattractive woman could condemn someone for similar mistreatment today. The failure to overco…
Exploring the Determinants of Risky Sexual Behavior Among Ethnically Diverse University Students
Stigma Towards Homosexuality and Aids Among Students of a Large Hispanic-Serving University
And the Band Played on
The Decline and Disorganization of Public Health in the United States
Public health in the United States has lost its edge. It made a significant impact on human well-being, capacities, and potential in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Now it takes a backseat to biomedical research and therapeutic medicine. Population health with its traditional emphasis on preventing harm has been displaced by an exorbitantly expensive and continually expanding medical care system devoted almost exclusively to re…
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 …
Risky Sexual Behaviors Associated with Recreational Drug Use Among Men who have Sex with Men in an International Resort Area
Social context, sexual practices, and risks for HIV transmission among men who have sex with men
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
CDC at 50
CDC at 50: lessons to be learned. W W DarrowCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.88.2.308 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…
Choosing a centrality measure
CDC behavioral interventions
CDC behavioral interventions
In memoriam
Social networks and infectious disease
Male transvestite prostitutes and HIV risk
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1, syphilis, and hepatitis B prevalence and associated risk factors were assessed among male transvestite prostitutes. Structured street-level interviews were conducted with 53 respondents in Atlanta, Ga, from July 1990 through July 1991. Test results from serum samples revealed that 68% were seropositive for HIV-1, 81% had seromarkers for syphilis, and 80% had seromarkers for hepatitis B. Univariate logistic re…
HIV Infection in an Urban Social Network
The completion of the second year of the Colorado Springs Study provided new insights into the location of HIV infection in a large urban social network. About 250 persons were interviewed by the end of the second year and provided information on over 3500 reported social relationships. Roughly 2000 persons were found to be part of a core connected region which included six individuals confirmed HIV positive. The density of social ties in this co…
Social networks and infectious disease
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…
Risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in homosexual men
To clarify risk factors for infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) we selected at random 785 homosexual men who had participated in studies of hepatitis B in San Francisco in 1978-80 for a follow-up study of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Although most had not been contacted in over five years, 492 (63 per cent) were located and enrolled. The 240 (67 per cent) who had developed antibodies to HIV, as measured by an enzyme-l…
Male transvestite prostitutes and HIV risk
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1, syphilis, and hepatitis B prevalence and associated risk factors were assessed among male transvestite prostitutes. Structured street-level interviews were conducted with 53 respondents in Atlanta, Ga, from July 1990 through July 1991. Test results from serum samples revealed that 68% were seropositive for HIV-1, 81% had seromarkers for syphilis, and 80% had seromarkers for hepatitis B. Univariate logistic re…
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
HIV Infection in an Urban Social Network
The completion of the second year of the Colorado Springs Study provided new insights into the location of HIV infection in a large urban social network. About 250 persons were interviewed by the end of the second year and provided information on over 3500 reported social relationships. Roughly 2000 persons were found to be part of a core connected region which included six individuals confirmed HIV positive. The density of social ties in this co…
Risky Sexual Behaviors Associated with Recreational Drug Use Among Men who have Sex with Men in an International Resort Area
The Wall, the Ban, and the Objectification of Women
Discrimination against women and other vulnerable groups prevailed throughout the twentieth century; it persists today. This historical case study analyzes the life and times of “Typhoid Mary,” an unmarried, Irish Catholic, immigrant woman who was persecuted as an intransigent carrier of a deadly infectious disease. Being a Mexican immigrant, Muslim, or unattractive woman could condemn someone for similar mistreatment today. The failure to overco…
Exploring the Determinants of Risky Sexual Behavior Among Ethnically Diverse University Students
The Decline and Disorganization of Public Health in the United States
Public health in the United States has lost its edge. It made a significant impact on human well-being, capacities, and potential in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Now it takes a backseat to biomedical research and therapeutic medicine. Population health with its traditional emphasis on preventing harm has been displaced by an exorbitantly expensive and continually expanding medical care system devoted almost exclusively to re…
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
Risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in homosexual men
To clarify risk factors for infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) we selected at random 785 homosexual men who had participated in studies of hepatitis B in San Francisco in 1978-80 for a follow-up study of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Although most had not been contacted in over five years, 492 (63 per cent) were located and enrolled. The 240 (67 per cent) who had developed antibodies to HIV, as measured by an enzyme-l…
A framework for preventing Aids
A framework for preventing AIDS. W W DarrowCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.77.7.778 Published Online: October 07, 2011
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
HIV Infection in an Urban Social Network
The completion of the second year of the Colorado Springs Study provided new insights into the location of HIV infection in a large urban social network. About 250 persons were interviewed by the end of the second year and provided information on over 3500 reported social relationships. Roughly 2000 persons were found to be part of a core connected region which included six individuals confirmed HIV positive. The density of social ties in this co…
Male transvestite prostitutes and HIV risk
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1, syphilis, and hepatitis B prevalence and associated risk factors were assessed among male transvestite prostitutes. Structured street-level interviews were conducted with 53 respondents in Atlanta, Ga, from July 1990 through July 1991. Test results from serum samples revealed that 68% were seropositive for HIV-1, 81% had seromarkers for syphilis, and 80% had seromarkers for hepatitis B. Univariate logistic re…
CDC behavioral interventions
CDC behavioral interventions
In memoriam
Social networks and infectious disease
Choosing a centrality measure
Impact of HIV Counseling and Testing on HIV-Infected Men Who Have Sex with Men
CDC at 50
CDC at 50: lessons to be learned. W W DarrowCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.88.2.308 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…
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…
Risky Sexual Behaviors Associated with Recreational Drug Use Among Men who have Sex with Men in an International Resort Area
Social context, sexual practices, and risks for HIV transmission among men who have sex with men
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 …
Medicine (29 works) · Psychology (15 works) · Environmental health (13 works) · Public health (13 works) · Sociology (13 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (12 works) · Family medicine (12 works) · Demography (11 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (10 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (9 works)