Do Male Couples Agree on Their Sexual Agreements? An Analysis of Dyadic Data.

ABSTRACT: Male couples often formulate sexual agreements, but little is known about the extent to which partners concur about their exact terms. Disagreements, particularly with respect to sex outside the relationship, may induce stress and potentially increase the risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Our study sought to describe concordance between male partners on several aspects of their sexual agreements, overall, as well as stratified by dyadic HIV serostatus and relationship duration. Between July 2014 and May 2016, we collected bidirectional data from 160 male couples residing in Atlanta, Boston, and Chicago. Overall, we observed weak concordance for whether or not couples had a mutual agreement about sex with outside partners. Even among 110 couples in which both partners r

SUBMITTER: Sharma A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6458080 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature