Abstract:
Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality due to
environmental factors, health facility factors, and nutritional factors. It is a severe
disease in under-five children in various localities of Ethiopia. This study aimed to
assess the prevalence of pneumonia and its associated risk factors among under-five
children visiting Ginde Woyin health center, Goncha Siso Enesie district, Northwest
Ethiopia. A health center-based cross-sectional study was conducted, among 403
participants by systematic random sampling technique. Data were collected by
questionnaire survey and sputum test laboratory diagnosis. The Data was analyzed
using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 26.0 and descriptive
statics. All variables were used in the binary logistic regression. To determine
potential predictors of under-five pneumonia variables with p- values less than 0.25
were further considered for multivariate logistic regression and P-value < 0.05 at 95%
Confidence interval was declared statistically significant. The overall prevalence of
pneumonia among under-five children in the study area was 24.3%, (95%CI: 20.1,
28.3). Using wood as source of fuel for cooking (AOR = 3.535; 95% CI: 0.829-
9.724; P= 0.047), cooking in kitchens without windows (AOR = 3.419; 95% CI:
0.140-10.253; P = 0.020), starting complementary food before six months of
age(AOR = 1.513; 95% CI: 0.67- 4.482; P = 0.003),mixed breastfeeding (AOR=
1.213; 95% CI: 0.071- 0.641; P = 0.006), cough (AOR = 4.049; 95% CI: 1.014-
7.173; P < 0.0001), fast breathing rates (AOR= 2.022; 95% CI: 0.676, 5.701; P <
0.0001), chest tightness (AOR = 1.230; 95% CI: 0.703- 3.754; P = 0.015), and
difficulty of breathing (AOR= 3.033; 95% CI: 0.9 - 8.117; P < 0.0001) were potential
associated factors for under-five pneumonia. This study shows that the prevalence of
under-five pneumonia was high. Thus, monitoring the breastfeeding habit, promoting
using kitchen with windows, increasing using non-smoked materials as a fuel source
are recommended.