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Harawa NT, Leng M, Kim J, Cunningham WE. Racial/ethnic and gender differences among older adults in nonmonogamous partnerships, time spent single, and HIV testing. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2011; 38:1110–1117. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31822e614b. [ PMC free article] [ PubMed] [ CrossRef] [ Google Scholar]

Maynard E, Carballo-Dieguez A, Ventuneac A, Exner T, Mayer K. Women’s experiences with anal sex: Motivations and implications for STD prevention. Perspectives on Reproductive Health. 2009; 41:142–149. doi: 10.1363/4114209. [ PMC free article] [ PubMed] [ CrossRef] [ Google Scholar] Strang J, Powis B, Griffiths P, Gossup M. Heterosexual vaginal and anal intercourse amongst London heroin and cocaine users. International Journal of STD and AIDS. 1994; 5:133–136. [ PubMed] [ Google Scholar] Focus groups are well suited to identifying the range and limits of a specific experience. In the current study, we were able to capture a wide range of reasons for engaging in anal intercourse, factors related to the perception of risk, and contexts related to women’s enjoyment of anal intercourse. But it is important to remember the limits of focus group data. While focus groups are very good at uncovering the range of experience, they are not good at uncovering how common any one experience might be. This is because not every person was asked or required to answer every question. A participant’s silence does not necessarily mean that they did not have the experience. Participation was also limited to English-speaking women, and participants were low-income women. Additionally, the women were willing to discuss a stigmatized behavior in a focus group setting. Therefore, this study does not necessarily represent the views of women who may feel uncomfortable discussing anal intercourse in a group setting. Miles, M. B., & Huberman, M. (1994). Qualitative data analysis: A sourcebook of new methods (2nd ed.). Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications. In other cases, women described only enjoying anal intercourse in specific circumstances such as with people they know and trust very well:

Connell RW. Gender and power: Society, the person, and sexual politics. Stanford: Stanford University Press; 1987. [ Google Scholar] People sometimes use condoms, but if you use the wrong lotion or lube…you’re gonna break it. (Latina, Group 2)

The few times I do it with anybody it has to be with someone I really want to because there are certain things I don’t want to do with certain people. So it’s like a private thing for myself. (Latina, Group 2) Powers KA, Poole C, Pettifor AE, Cohen MS. Rethinking the heterosexual infectivity of HIV-1: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet. 2008; 8:553–563. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(08)70156-7. [ PMC free article] [ PubMed] [ CrossRef] [ Google Scholar] In contrast to the women who found pleasure in anal intercourse, 15 of the women (15/32; 47% of participants) focused on the emotional and physical discomfort associated with anal intercourse (see Fig. 4). For many of these women, the experience was physically uncomfortable or downright painful:Two of the participants (2/32; 6% of participants) described how the heat of the moment can interfere with the perception of risk. This study provides insight for understanding how women perceive receptive anal intercourse with male partners and why they engage in anal intercourse. Future research should focus on two of the findings from this study. First, how do women decide who the “special” partners are with whom they will have anal intercourse? This has implications for sexual health, and HIV and STI prevention. The women mentioned trust and longer-term partnerships as being associated with less risky anal intercourse, but there were enough instances where rapport established with a new or casual partner was enough for the woman to designate a man as “special.” This suggests that most of the women in these focus groups found vaginal intercourse to be more enjoyable than anal intercourse. Nine of the excerpts (9/32; 28% of participants) specifically discussed the role that substance use played in their experience of pleasure.