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Using constructivist grounded theory informed by an established framework for patient-centered care in complex cancer settings and insight from local HIV advocates, this work identifies what provider actions retain women in care and why. Through focus groups and interviews, eleven Black women in the Southwestern United States, an understudied population, express that providers who engage them as co-creators in maintaining good health are more likely to retain them. Concurrently, when women are attuned to their own health care and interpersonal needs, they discern which providers are equally committed to their health based upon observed provider actions. These actions, such as listening attentively, taking time, and paying attention to the whole person, in conjunction with women\u2019s motivation and active involvement, create a reciprocal dynamic that increases the likelihood these women will remain virally suppressed. 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