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    Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Stunting Among Under-five Children in Ethiopia
    (Addis Abeba university, 2012-06) Getabil, Fekade; Tadesse, Mekonnen(Assestant Professer)
    Stunting is a well-established child health indicator for chronic malnutrition related to environmental and socio-economic circumstances (WHO, 1995 and 1996). According to the 2011 EDHS report by the Ethiopia CSA, nationally, 44 percent of children under age five are stunted, and 21 percent of children are severely stunted. This study is an attempt to identify socio-economic, demographic and proximate predictors of stunting among under-five children in Ethiopia. In this study the data source is the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey conducted in 2011(EDHS 2011) by the Central Statistical Agency (CSA). The survey collected information on a total of 10,282 children aged less than 60 months out of which 8,487 children were considered in this study. In order to meet our objectives descriptive, multiple logistic regression and multilevel logistic regression statistical techniques were used for data analysis using socio-economic, demographic and health and environmental variables as explanatory variables and status of stunting as the response variable. The results of the analysis show that child's age, educational status of mother, educational status of partners, and low socioeconomic status were significant risk factors for stunting in under five children in Ethiopia. The results also suggested that children living in rural parts of the country and children from uneducated mothers are at higher risk of stunting