Table 2.

Interview vs. Self-Report Most Common Reasons for Seeking an MC

Interview Reason – 198 treatment participants (99 couples)	% Participants from interview	Number of instances	Self-Reported Reason – 73 treatment participants	% Participant s from self-report	Number of instances	Self-Report Reason – 137 treatment and control participants	% Participant s from self-report	Number of instances
Veiled treatment seeking	47.0	93	Funtresting	21.9	16	Funtresting	24.1	33
Learn about relationship	41.4	82	Altruism	20.5	15	Altruism	19.7	27
Overt treatment seeking	38.4	76	Veiled treatment seeking	19.2	14	Veiled treatment seeking	13.1	18
Funtresting	36.4	72	Learn about relationship	12.3	9	MC health rationale	11.7	16
MC health rationale	35.4	70	Money	9.6	7	Learn about relationship	10.2	14
Enhancement	20.2	40	Overt treatment seeking	8.2	6	Money	8.8	12
Altruism	19.2	38	MC health rationale	6.8	5	Fewer barriers	8.8	12
Money	16.2	32	Fewer barriers	6.8	5	Overt treatment seeking	5.1	7
Fewer barriers	14.1	28	Enhancement	2.7	2	Don't know/Not sure	2.2	3
Quality time	7.6	15	Don't know/Not sure	1.4	1	Enhancement	1.5	2
Don't know/Not sure	6.6	13	Quality time	0	0	Quality time	0	0
Total number of instances		559	Total number of instances		80	Total number of instances		144