Phase 1

This phase will involve the development and deployment of a quantitative survey tool. The custom survey will be designed to gain a better understanding of the population as a whole with regards to specific questions around MSM health and wellness. These questions have been drafted based on the learning we have accomplished to date through literature reviews and community consultations.

Phase 2

The interview phase of our research project will be built around the findings from our first phase, the survey. We will discuss with MSM some of the key results from the survey, adding a thick description around the quantitative survey data, which will be drawn from the personal experiences and accounts of our interview participants.

Phase 3

The final data collection phase of our research will involve one or more focus groups with service providers whose clients include MSM. It is our goal to provide those service providers with the findings from our previous phases, and invite those service providers to reflect on those findings and advise on recommendations for further policy and practice development. This phase will incorporate knowledge translation, as well as data collection.