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This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of wasting among children aged 6\u201359 months in Debre Tabor town, Ethiopia.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Design<\/jats:title>\n This study was a community-based cross-sectional.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Setting<\/jats:title>\n The study was conducted at Debre Tabor town, Ethiopia.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Participants<\/jats:title>\n A total of 436 children aged 6\u201359 months participants were enrolled.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Outcome measures<\/jats:title>\n A weight-for-height z-score, which is below \u22122 SD of the WHO median standard curve, was used to measure wasting. Logistic regression analyses were done to see which independent variables have an association with the dependent variable and a p value of <0.05 was considered significant at the 95% CI.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n The result revealed that wasting in children aged 6\u201359 months was 6.2%. Children in the age group of 6\u201311 months were 4.3 times more likely to have wasted than those in the age group of 24\u201359 months (adjusted OR (AOR): 4.3; 95% CI: 1.5 to 12.5). Similarly, parents who have poor wealth status in their family are 3.1 times more likely to have wasted children than those who have rich wealth status in their family (AOR: 3.1 (1.01 to 9.35)). Moreover, mothers who gave birth at the age group of 20\u201325 years were 4.3 times more likely to have wasted children than those who gave birth at an age group of greater than 30 years (AOR: 4.3 (4.3 (1.56 to 12.5)).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n Wasting is still an important public health problem for children in the age group of 6\u201359 months. The age of the child, the wealth status of the family, and giving birth before 20 years of age were significantly associated with wasting. 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