PRESAJ collects data on intimate relationships and sexual health during the transition from adolescence to adulthood in the predominantly French province of Quebec, Canada. The study has been following a cohort of approximately 3,000 adolescents from high schools in the Montreal and Saguenay Lac-St-Jean regions. At recruitment, participants were aged 14 years old and then followed every six or 12 months into their twenties.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
2,904 (participants)
Age at first data collection
14 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2018
Primary Institutions
University of Montreal (Université de Montréal, UdeM)
Université du Québec (UQ)
Links
visaj.ca/presaj-study-precursors-of-sexual-and-romantic-relationships-of-youths/
sophiebergeron.ca/en/recherches/presaj-study-precursors-of-youths-sexual-and-romantic-relationships/
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR, Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada, IRSC)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
Engagement
Keywords