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Published in: AIDS and Behavior 8/2013

01-10-2013 | Original Paper

Parole Officer–parolee Relationships and HIV Risk Behaviors during Community Supervision

Authors: Traci C. Green, Jennifer Johnson, Magdalena Harrington, Enrique R. Pouget, Anne G. Rhodes, Faye S. Taxman, Daniel J. O’Connell, Steven S. Martin, Michael Prendergast, Peter D. Friedmann

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 8/2013

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Abstract

We tested if good parole officer (PO)–parolee relationships reduce HIV risk behaviors during parole, as they do for risk of rearrest. Analyses used data from 374 parolees enrolled in a randomized clinical trial. Past month HIV risk behaviors were assessed by interview at baseline, 3- and 9-months after parole initiation. The Working Alliance Inventory and the Dual-Role Relationships Inventory measured PO relationship. Gender-stratified multivariate regressions tested associations of PO–parolee relationship with sex with multiple partners, unprotected sex with risky partner(s), and drug injection. Women parolees (n = 65) who reported better PO relationship characteristics were less likely to report having multiple sex partners [adjusted odds ratio: 0.82 (0.69, 0.98) at 3-months, 0.89 (0.80, 0.99) at 9-months], and, among those reporting multiple sex partners, had fewer partners on average [adjusted relative risk 0.98 (0.96, 0.99)]. These effects were not found among men. PO–parolee relationship quality can influence sexual risk behaviors among women parolees.
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Metadata
Title
Parole Officer–parolee Relationships and HIV Risk Behaviors during Community Supervision
Authors
Traci C. Green
Jennifer Johnson
Magdalena Harrington
Enrique R. Pouget
Anne G. Rhodes
Faye S. Taxman
Daniel J. O’Connell
Steven S. Martin
Michael Prendergast
Peter D. Friedmann
Publication date
01-10-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 8/2013
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-011-0081-1

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