BackgroundIn North Carolina, HIV continues to disproportionately affect young African American women. Although mobile health (mHealth) technology appears to be a tool capable of making public health information more accessible for key populations, previous technology use and social determinants may impact users’ mHealth experiences. ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to evaluate mHealth usability, assessing differences based on previous technology use and social determinants among a sample of African American women in emerging adulthood. MethodsAs part of a National Institute on Drug Abuse–funded randomized controlled trial with African American women (aged 18-25 years), counties were assigned to receive an evidence-based HIV risk reduction intervention through mHealth and participants were asked to complete usability surveys at 6- and 12-month follow-ups. Participants’ first survey responses were analyzed through 2-tailed t tests and linear regression models to examine associations with previous technology use and social determinants (P
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