SCANS (School-age Children and Adolescents Nutritional Survey) was conducted in the province of Sindh and Punjab in Pakistan in the year 2020. The purpose of the survey was to give an insight into and increase understanding of the relationship between dietary intake, anthropometrics, and health and biochemical outcomes. The targeted population group included children (in-school children and out-of-school children) aged 5 years to 9.9 years. The survey was implemented by the Trust for Vaccines & Immunizations (TVI), and Aga Khan University (Karachi, Pakistan), with close collaboration and support from the Ministry of Health, Sindh and the Policy and Strategic Planning Unit (PSPU), Ministry of Health, Punjab. The survey findings are crucial as it presents nutritional and health indicators from a large-scale survey to lay the foundation of future research aimed towards improving the health and lifestyle of children in the 5 – 10 years’ age group.
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