Temesgen, Shibru(PhD)Zelalem, Birhane2018-06-252023-11-092018-06-252023-11-092014-09http://10.90.10.223:4000/handle/123456789/3170Anaemia is defined as a lower than normal level of hemoglobin in the blood. Normal levels of hemoglobin are different for pregnant women, non pregnant women, men, child etc. The prevalence of anaemia in the world according to WHO, based on the studies conducted from 1993 to 2005 was 24.8 percent and it affected 1.62 billion people worldwide. It is one of the global widespread public health and nutritional problems affecting both developing and developed countries, and occurs at all stages of life cycle but it is prominent in pregnant women, young and other women of reproductive age (WHO, 2008). According to the 2011 EDHS data the prevalence of anaemia is 17 percent among Ethiopian women aged 15-49. The objective of this study was to identify determinants of anaemia levels among women of reproductive age (between 15 and 49) in Ethiopia using the 2011 EDHS data. To achieve the objective of this study descriptive statistics, chi-square test of association and partial proportional odds model and related tests were used for data analysis using socio-economic, demographic and health related variables as explanatory variables and anaemia levels of reproductive age of women as the response variables. The result of the analysis revealed that the variables education level, region, parity, pregnancy status, body mass index, place of residence, contraceptive methods and marital status were found to be significant determinants of anaemia levels among women in the reproductive age group in Ethiopia and from the result it also suggested that pregnant women were more likely to be moderate anemic and severe anemic than none pregnant women. Women who had a large number of children were found to be more likely of being mild anemic than those who had no child. Rural resident women were more likely of being mild, moderate and severe anemic than urban residentenWomen of Reproductive Age in EthiopiaThesis