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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Sex Behav. 2014 Jan 24;43(4):833–843. doi: 10.1007/s10508-013-0238-2

Table 3.

Characteristics related to viewing unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) in sexually explicit online media (SEOM) during the past three months among 1,170 men who have sex with men in the United States.

% of SEOM viewed containing UAI n (%)
 0–24% 398 (34)
 25–49% 222 (19)
 50–74% 388 (34)
 75–100% 141 (12)

Preferences for condom use in SEOM

 No preference 533 (46)
 Prefer condoms are not used 384 (33)
 Prefer condoms are used 236 (21)

Reasons for viewing UAI in SEOM

 I enjoy watching anal sex regardless of condom use 621 (54)
 It is what I do in my own sex life 336 (29)
 It allows me to fantasize about a behavior I would never do myself 293 (26)

Agreed/strongly agreed with the following statements about viewing UAI in SEOM

 It looks more natural to me 843 (74)
 It reminds me of what sex could be like if HIV/AIDS wasn’t a health concern 803 (70)
 I get more aroused 702 (61)
 I feel uncomfortable with the risk the actors are taking 419 (37)