Table 4.

Attitudes towards Discussing Broken Agreements

	Overall	By Couple Serostatus
	(N = 59)	−/− (n = 24)	−/+ (n = 14)	+/+ (n = 21)
How important was it to tell your partner?	97	100	100	90
How much better did you feel when you told your partner?	80	92	57	81
How afraid were you to tell your partner?	90	100	71	90
How important was it to tell shortly after you broke?	93	100	86	90
How much have you discussed the health consequences?	73	92	43	71
How much have you clarified your agreement after it was broken?	83	92	57	90
How helpful was talking about your broken agreement?	90	100	64	95
How necessary was it to discuss your broken agreement?	95	100	79	100
Fear of putting your partner at risk for HIV or AIDS.	47	75	21	33
Worry that he would find out from someone else.	44	58	14	48

Note: Data in the table represent the sub-sample of participants who reported breaking their agreement and also disclosing it to their partner. The entries are the percentage of men who endorsed the listed item (i.e., did not answer `Not at all').