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Engagement is critical for effectiveness of mHealth interventions but may be challenging for young people experiencing depressive symptoms.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n We examined engagement with the 4-week mHealth component of a counseling-plus-mHealth intervention to reduce sexual and reproductive health (SRH) risk among young people with depression (Momentary Affect Regulation \u2013 Safer Sex Intervention [MARSSI]) to determine (1) mHealth engagement patterns over time and (2) how sociodemographic characteristics, SRH risks, and depressive symptom severity were associated with these engagement patterns.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n We undertook secondary analysis of data collected from June 2021 to September 2023 in a randomized controlled trial of MARSSI versus a breast health podcast. Eligibility included age 16\u201021 years, ability to become pregnant, smartphone ownership, English fluency, past-3-month penile-vaginal sex \u22651x\/week and \u22651 SRH risk, and Patient Health Questionnaire-8 item score \u22658. Intervention participants received one-on-one telehealth counseling and then used an app for 4 weeks, responding to surveys (3 prompted at quasi-random, 1 scheduled daily) about affect, effective contraception and condom use self-efficacy, sexual and pregnancy desire, and recent sex, and receiving tailored messages reinforcing the counseling. We computed mHealth engagement days (responding to \u22651 app survey) by week and overall. Latent trajectory analysis identified engagement patterns over the 4 mHealth weeks among participants with any engagement. Using regression analysis, we examined the associations of sociodemographic characteristics, SRH risks, and depressive symptom severity with mHealth engagement patterns and examined moderation by depressive symptom severity. Of the 201 intervention participants, 194 (96.5%) enrolled in the app.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Among those responding to app surveys (167\/194, 86.1%), the median engagement was 14 (IQR 4-23) days; 32.9% (55\/167) responded on \u226520 days. Overall app engagement (median) declined from 5 (IQR 3-7) days in week 1 to 1 (IQR 0\u20105) day in week 4. On latent trajectory analysis, 4 patterns of app engagement emerged: high-throughout (48\/167, 28.7%), high-then-declining (40\/167, 23.9%), mid-then-declining (47\/167, 28.1%), and low-throughout (33\/167, 19.7%). Participants identifying gender other than female and those perceiving higher socioeconomic status were more likely to have high-throughout or high-then-declining engagement. Asian or Black non-Hispanic participants and those using low-effectiveness contraception were more likely to have no engagement. In the multivariable model, Asian (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 0.28, 95% CI 0.10-0.81), Black non-Hispanic (AOR 0.28, 95% CI 0.12-0.66), and higher perceived socioeconomic status (AOR 1.24, 95% CI 1.05-1.48) remained significantly associated with engagement. Engagement patterns showed no differences by depressive symptom severity and no significant moderation.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n Young people with depressive symptoms showed initial high engagement with the intervention\u2019s mHealth app to reduce adverse SRH outcomes. 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