Table 3.
Reasons for Breaking the Agreement
| Overall | By Couple Serostatus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 115) | −/− (n = 50) | −/+ (n = 27) | +/+ (n = 38) | |
| Under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. | 59 | 48 | 52 | 79 |
| Traveling without partner. | 41 | 34 | 41 | 50 |
| Emotionally distant from partner. | 66 | 60 | 74 | 68 |
| Someone wanted to have sex with me. | 89 | 92 | 85 | 87 |
| Had a fight with partner. | 37 | 26 | 37 | 50 |
| Wasn't sexually satisfied. | 66 | 66 | 70 | 63 |
| Unclear what our agreement was. | 30 | 18 | 41 | 37 |
| Thought we were about to break up. | 26 | 14 | 33 | 37 |
| Not worried about transmitting HIV to my partner. | 65 | 64 | 62 | 70 |
| Didn't have to have safer sex with a casual sex partner. | 37 | 22 | 41 | 55 |
| Felt horny when it happened. | 93 | 98 | 93 | 87 |
| Felt weak. | 74 | 84 | 52 | 76 |
| The guy was really hot. | 89 | 90 | 89 | 87 |
| Couldn't control urges. | 78 | 84 | 67 | 79 |
Note: Data in the table represent the sub-sample of participants who reported breaking their agreement. The entries are the percentage of men who cited the listed item as a reason for breaking their agreement (i.e., did not answer `Not at all').