Wencheko, Eshetu(Prof.)Muluye, Samuel2022-04-122023-11-092022-04-122023-11-092011-06http://10.90.10.223:4000/handle/123456789/31279Ethiopia has the highest rate of infant deaths in Eastern and Southern Africa. This study addresses important issues concerning infant mortality in Ethiopia. The objective of the paper is to determine the impact of socioeconomic, demographic and environmental variables on infant mortality. The data for this study were obtained from the demographic and health survey (DHS) conducted in Ethiopia 2005. The results of Kaplan-Meier estimation show that most of the deaths occurred in the earlier month from birth to one month and then after death declined in the later months. The Cox proportional regression model was fitted to select the significant factors affecting infant mortality in Ethiopia. The model considered provided good fit for the data. Based on the result of the Cox proportional regression model, infant mortality was significantly associated with breast status, mother age at birth, mother's education, birth order, source of drinking water and sex (p < 0.05). This study supports health policy initiatives to stimulate use of family planning methods to increase birth spacing. It is hoped that, the results could be used by policy makers and programme managers in the c,h ,. i ld health sector to formulate appropriate strategies to improve the situation of infants in Ethiopia,enDetermination of Factors Associated with High RiskThesis