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A Mobile App (MyPeer) Co-Designed With Immigrant Adolescents for Better Sexual and Reproductive Health: Usability
Salima Meherali1, Amyna Ismail Rehmani1, Mariam Ahmad1
1Faculty of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
JMIR Formative Research
|December 25, 2025
Summary
This study highlights the successful co-design of the MyPeer mobile app for adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education. Immigrant youth found the app appealing and easy to navigate, though content depth and technical fixes are needed.
Area of Science:
- Digital Health
- Adolescent Health
- Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH)
Background:
- Adolescents require comprehensive sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education for a healthy transition to adulthood.
- Immigrant youth face unique barriers to SRH information and services due to cultural stigmas.
- Mobile health interventions offer a promising avenue for accessible, culturally relevant SRH education, yet few apps are co-designed with this demographic.
Purpose of the Study:
- To co-design a culturally relevant and evidence-based mobile app for immigrant adolescents' SRH needs.
- To present the usability testing findings of the co-designed SRH mobile app, MyPeer.
Main Methods:
- Employed community-based participatory research and human-centered design principles.
- Recruited immigrant adolescents and stakeholders for focus group discussions (FGDs) and app evaluations.
- Utilized the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS) and descriptive analysis to assess app quality, engagement, and functionality.
Main Results:
- Adolescents found the MyPeer app visually appealing with easy navigation and appreciated interactive features.
- Users requested deeper SRH content and identified technical issues like map glitches and navigation inconsistencies.
- Stakeholders rated the app highly for functionality (4.3/5) and aesthetics (4.1/5), but lower for customization (2.5/5) and interactivity (3.1/5).
Conclusions:
- The MyPeer app demonstrates promising usability and appeal for adolescent SRH education.
- Feedback from youth and experts identified necessary technical and content improvements.
- Participatory design is crucial for developing effective, scalable, youth-centered digital health interventions for SRH.
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