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Objectives:   Diarrhea is a major contributing factor for preventable childhood morbidity and death. Despite the occurrence of diarrhea is decreasing, its effect is increasing at an alarming rate among under-5 children particularly in developing countries. The survey was aimed to assess diarrhea and associated factors among children less than 5 years (0–59 months) in Ethiopia with nationally representative data.Methods:   The data were extracted from the Ethiopian National Survey of 2016. A logistic regression model was undertaken to identify the contributing factors for childhood diarrhea. Variables with p &lt; 0.05 were considered as independent predictors of childhood diarrhea.Results:   From a total of 10,641 under-5 children, 5483(51.5%) were males and most of the children (62.3%) were above 24 months. About 10.2% had diarrhea 14 days before data collection, and the majority (93.1%) were born to married mothers. Receiving no treatment or advice for fever/cough (adjusted odd ratio (AOR) = 0.170, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.139–0.208, p = 0.001), being permanent residence (AOR = 0.583, 95% CI: 0.347–0.982, p = 0.043), initiating breastfeeding after 24 h of birth (AOR = 1.553, 95% CI: 1.197–2.015, p = 0.001), and lack of prenatal care (AOR = 2.142, 95% CI: 0.624–0.875, p = 0.001) were independent predictors of diarrhea among under-5 children’s in Ethiopia.Conclusion:   The result of this survey indicated that diarrhea is a significant health challenge among under-5 children. To tackle this illness, sufficient education on child and maternal health has to be provided for mothers focusing on predictive factors.

Diarrhea and associated factors among under-5 children in Ethiopia: A secondary data analysis