Meaning-bearing unit

Code

Category

Sub-theme

Theme

Making first contact online, at parties, pubs and bars, most often at a bar

Contact

Contact with strangers

Meeting unfamiliar people at a bar or online.

Risk-taking in sexual behavior

Unknown contacts may entail risks that could have negative consequences

Sexual relations

STI

The resulting relationship is casual and they will probably not meet again.

Easier to make contact when intoxicated and less inhibited

Alcohol

Judgment impaired

When alcohol is in the mix, judgment is impaired.

Easier not to use a condom to avoid a debate about using one

Condom use

No motivation to

use condom

Condoms are embarrassing and awkward.

Drug use not a factor in the sexual relations of the participants

Drugs

Deterrent effects

Drug use was minimal among participants in the study, but more common in society.