Nutrition sensitive social protection programs (NSSPPs) across population-based surveys in South Asia

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Date of Publication | July 2022

Key Findings:

• All South Asian countries regularly conducted household surveys to collect data on income, expenditure, health, and nutrition.

• Data on Nutrition Sensitive Social Protection Programs (NSSPPs) was available in most of the countries.

• Data on NSSPP coverage and nutrition outcomes and determinants are generally not available in the same survey.

• Across countries, data are only available for half of the NSSPPs that exist.

Suggested Citation:

Neupane S, Scott S, Jangid M, Shapleigh S, Kim SS, Akseer N, Heidkamp R, and Menon P. 2022. Data Availability on Nutrition Sensitive Social Protection Programs (NSSPPs) Across Population-based Surveys in South Asia. New Delhi: DataDENT / International Food Policy Research Institute.