Determinants of Community-Acquired Pneumonia among under-Five Children in Tehulederie District, Northeast Ethiopia

Abstract

Pneumonia is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in under-five children which accounting two million under-five deaths each year globally. Half of these deaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa. Regardless of this fact, efforts to identify determinants of pneumonia have been limited in the study area. The aim of this study was to identify determinants of community-acquired pneumonia among 2-59 months of age children in Tehulederie district, Northeast Ethiopia.