ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Even though remarkable declines in under-five mortality rates noticed globally, nearly 5.6 million children still die annually before celebrating their fifth birthday. This study aimed at determining factors affecting under-five mortality in Ethiopia using EDHS, 2016. A multilevel negative binomial regression model was fitted, and adjusted incidence rate (ARR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) and a p-value <0.05 were reported. CONCLUSION: In this study, under-five mortality remains a public health problem in Ethiopia. This finding suggests that enhancing opportunities to female education, addressing regional disparities, and encouraging mothers to deliver at health institutions will help to reduce the burden of under-five mortality.

Source: Ethiopian News January 08, 2021 00:00 UTC