Young and invisible: a qualitative study of service engagement by people who inject drugs in India.
Lakshmi GanapathiAylur K SrikrishnanClarissa MartinezGregory M LucasShruti H MehtaVinita VermaAllison M McFallKenneth H MayerAreej HassanShobini RajanConall O'CleirighSion Kim HarrisSunil S SolomonPublished in: BMJ open (2021)
Development of youth-specific services for young PWID in India will need to address unique vulnerabilities and service gaps along each stage of the injection continuum. Scaling-up of tailored services is needed for young female PWID and adolescents, including interventions that prevent injection initiation and provision of confidential harm reduction services.