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What is Engage Montreal?

• The objective of the Engage study is to provide an up-to-date portrait of various aspects related to the sexual health of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM). This information aims to support prevention interventions.
• Participants are residents of Vancouver, Toronto or Montréal, and have been sexually active with other men in the past 6 months. Montréal’s public health department is doing the Montréal component of the study in collaboration with a team of representatives from community organizations, universities and public health.
• Engage is the most recent study of gbMSM undertaken in Québec that combines observations collected through a questionnaire and biological samples. The last study of this nature dates back to 2008.  
• Recruiting a representative sample of a specific population always presents a challenge. The Engage study used an adapted form of chain referral sampling: participants were recruited through people who have already participated in the study. All participants are invited to continue their participation by returning at 6-month intervals to complete a questionnaire and provide biological samples. 

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Engage Montreal data collection ended in January 2023 and participant visits are no longer taking place.

Thank you to all who participated in Engage Montréal. Through your participation, you have contributed to a portrait of sexual health and well-being of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM) in the Montréal area.

Our team will continue to work with the data we’ve collected for future publications and presentations. We encourage you to follow the work of Engage by visiting this webpage, where you can find information on new publications and presentations of study results, news items, infographics, technical summaries, and our participation in some upcoming community events! You can also subscribe to our newsletter for updates as our work continues. 

Please note that as of February 2023, the Engage Montréal team will no longer be present at the study site SPOT (1223A Atateken Street, Montréal, QC H2L 3K9) and our telephone numbers will no longer be active. To contact us, feel free to email us at: engagemontreal@gmail.com.

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Community Report

2017-2018 HIGHLIGHTS

The first publication by Engage Montreal

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If you have questions concerning the research project or if you have a problem you think may be related to your participation in the research project, you may communicate with the principal investigators:

Dr. Joseph Cox (514-528-2400 x3630)

Dr. Gilles Lambert (514-528-2400 x3802)

For any question concerning your rights as a research participant, comment or complaint, you may communicate with the MUHC Office of the Ombudsman.

email : ombudsman@muhc.mcgill.ca

phone: 514-934-1934 x35655