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    Factors Affecting Health and Nutritional Status of Children in Ethiopia
    (Addis Abeba university, 1999-06) Asfaw, Keffene; Koroto, Tadewos(PhD)
    In attempt to identify the factors that affect health and nutritional status of children in Ethiopia, this thesis focused on children in the age group 3 to 59 months. The thesis used data gathered by Central statistical Authority (CSA) of 1998 Welfare Monitoring, Health and Nutrition Survey. From analysis of the data it was found that the most important socioeconomic and demographic determinants of health and nutritional status of children in Ethiopia are individual, parental, household and community factors. To indicate the outcome measures of health and nutritional status immunization, diarrhea episode and nutritional status (anthropometric measures) were taken as dependent variables. Results fut1her indicated that household size, household income, parental literacy status, distance to nearest health center, parental employment status, number of children less than 5 years in the household, type of toilet facility, source of drinking water and means of disposal facility are some of the factors that affect health and nutritional status of children directly or indirectly. The low health and nutritional status of children in Ethiopia seems to be addressed by policies which decrease poverty, control household size, control endemic diseases tlu·ough extensive and sustainable health police measures