Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. Office of Population Affairs (TP2AH000023-01-00)
Article History
Accepted: 31 May 2023
First Online: 23 June 2023
Declarations
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: This study was performed for the purpose of intervention development rather than gathering generalizable knowledge. It was reviewed by the Institutional Review Board of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and deemed exempt from human subjects research (No. 16–1050). All procedures performed involving human participants were in accordance with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: Written informed consent and assent were obtained from all youth and adults who participated in interviews and co-creation sessions, including parents/guardians of youth participants. Verbal assent was obtained from youth participants prior to conducting prototyping activities.
: Financial interests: Authors CL, EC, and VJ declare they have no financial interests. Non-financial interests: Authors EC, VJ, and CL are co-founders of the <i>Real Talk</i> mobile app. Authors EC and VJ were officers of MyHealthEd, Inc., the nonprofit entity that operates the Real Talk mobile app, from 2016 to 2019 and are no longer affiliated with the entity. Author CL is currently president of MyHealthEd, Inc.