TABLE 4—

Primary Factors Influencing Men’s Extramarital Sexual Behavior: Southeastern Nigeria, June–December 2004

Factor	Explanation
Worked-related mobility and migration	Spending time away from home is associated with men’s extramarital sexual behavior, both empirically and in men’s accounts, which cite needs and opportunities created by these absences. Men often describe their needs as including domestic care and companionship as well as sex.
Socioeconomic status	Social class and status determine opportunity structures for men’s extramarital sex, and men’s participation in extramarital relationships is often an expression of masculinity tied to class status.
Male peer groups	In many cases, men’s motives for extramarital sex are connected to peer pressures, expectations, and rewards associated with a range of all-male social institutions and groups.