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C. Dawson Rose, A. Webel, Kathleen M. Sullivan, Yvette P Cuca, D. Wantland, Mallory O Johnson, J. Brion, Carmen J. Portillo, I.B. Corless, Joachim Voss, Wei-Ti Chen, J. Craig Phillips, L. Tyer-Viola, Marta Rivero Méndez, Patrice K Nicholas, K. Nokes, Jeanne Kemppainen, E. Sefcik, Lucille Sanzero Eller, S. Iipinge, K. Kirksey, P. Chaiphibalsarisdi, Nancy Davila, Mary Jane Hamilton, Dorothy Hickey, Mary Maryland, P. Reid, W.L Holzemer
Sexual risk behavior and illicit drug use among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) contribute to poor health and onward transmission of HIV. The aim of this collaborative multi-site nursing research study was to explore the association between self-compassion and risk behaviors in PLWHA. As part of a larger project, nurse researchers in Canada, China, Namibia, Puerto Rico, Thailand and the US enrolled 1211 sexually active PLWHA using convenience sampling. The majority of the sample was male, middle-aged, and from the US. Illicit drug use was strongly associated with sexual risk behavior, but participants with higher self-compassion were less likely to report sexual risk behavior, even in the presence of illicit drug use. Self-compassion may be a novel area for behavioral intervention development for PLWHA.
