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It has the promise of accessibility, reliability, and convenience, and because of the benefits derived from its inherent privacy, self-testing may overcome the barriers associated with HIV screening with at-risk populations. Still, questions remain about whether and how self-testing can adequately link patients to care and engage them with other interventions when needed. This presents an opportunity for digital platforms to bridge the gap, connecting patients with the HIV continuum of care. During a recent clinical trial of the mLab App, a mobile health intervention designed to increase HIV testing rates, we collected screen-level paradata\u2014detailed logs of user interactions within the application\u2014focusing specifically on user behavior during the test-result interpretation workflow. Among enrolled participants, 330 HIV self-tests were completed in the app, with 74.2% occurring within the scheduled testing window. Three post-timer screens (Preview Test, Upload Picture, and Visual Result) accounted for 60.6% of incomplete testing sessions, highlighting friction points in the result interpretation workflow. Users who experienced discordant automated results (i.e., when the app\u2019s automated interpretation differed from the user\u2019s visual inspection) demonstrated reduced subsequent engagement but did not significantly alter future test-taking behavior. 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