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Previous studies have suggested that improved household environmental conditions may reduce anaemia prevalence; however, population-level evidence of this link is lacking in low-income countries. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the association between environmental factors and childhood anaemia in Ethiopia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In this study, we conducted an analysis of the data from the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS), a nationally representative population-based survey conducted in Ethiopia between 2005 and 2016. The study included a total of 21,918 children aged 6\u201359\u00a0months. Children were considered anemic if their hemoglobin (Hb) concentration was less than 11.0\u00a0g\/dl. To examine the association between environmental factors and anemia, we used multilevel mixed-effect models. These models allowed us to control for various confounding factors including: child, maternal, household and community-level variables. The study findings have been reported as adjusted odds ratios (AORs) along with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) at a significance level of\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study found the overall prevalence of childhood anaemia to be 49.3% (95%CI: 48.7\u201349.9) between 2005 and 2016 in Ethiopia. The prevalence was 47.6% (95%CI: 46.1\u201349.1) in 2005, 42.8% (95%CI: 41.8\u201343.8) in 2011, and increased to 57.4% (95%CI: 56.3\u201358.4) in 2016. The pooled data showed that children from households practising open defecation were more likely to be anaemic (AOR: 1.19, 95% CI: 1.05\u20131.36). In our survey specify analysis, the odds of anaemia were higher among children from households practising open defecation (AOR: 1.33, 95% CI: 1.12\u20131.58) in the EDHS-2011 and EDHS-2016 (AOR: 1.49, 95% CI: 1.13\u20131.90). In contrast, neither household water sources nor the time to obtain water was associated with anaemia after controlling for potential confounders. The other variables significantly associated with childhood anaemia include: the child\u2019s age (6\u201335\u00a0months), not fully vaccinated (AOR: 1.14, 95%CI: 1.05\u20131.24), children not dewormed in the last 6\u00a0months (AOR: 1.11, 95%CI: 1.01\u20131.24), children born to mothers not working (AOR: 1.10, 95%CI: 1.02\u20131.19), children from poor households (AOR: 1.18: 95%CI: 1.06\u20131.31), and rural residence (AOR: 1.23, 95%CI: 1.06\u20131.42).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In Ethiopia, about fifty percent of children suffer from childhood anemia, making it a serious public health issue. Open defecation is a major contributing factor to this scourge. To address this issue effectively, it is recommended to strengthen initiatives aimed at eliminating open defecation that involve various approaches, including sanitation infrastructure development, behavior change campaigns, and policy interventions. 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