Determinants of early child development among children aged 24-59 months in Ethiopia: 2024-25 Demographic and Health Survey

Background: The 2024-25 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) is Ethiopia's first national survey to measure early childhood development using UNICEF's Early Childhood Development Index 2030 (ECDI2030). This provides a national estimate for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator 4.2.1, the proportion of children aged 24-59 months who are developmentally on track. We estimated the prevalence of being developmentally on track and examined its child, maternal, household and community determinants in Ethiopia. Methods: This cross-sectional study analysed 3,731 children aged 24-59 mon

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