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Despite studies and initiatives aimed at reducing pneumonia related deaths in children, Ethiopia is ranked sixth among top fifteen countries in terms of pneumonia related morbidity and mortality.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n<jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>This study aimed to assess the time to recovery from severe pneumonia and its predictors among children aged 2\u201359 months admitted to the pediatric ward of Jimma University Medical Center; Southwest, Ethiopia, 2023.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>A facility-based retrospective cohort study was carried out among 426 children aged between 2 and 59 months. Five years of medical records, from 2018\u20132022, were reviewed. A simple random sampling technique was used. Data entry was done in Epidata version 4.6 and exported to and analyzed by STATA version 15. Variables with p-value &lt;\u2009 0.25 at Bivariable Cox regression analysis were selected for the multivariable Cox proportional model. A multivariable Cox regression model with 95% confidence interval and Adjusted Hazard Ratio was used to identify a significant predictor of time to recovery at a p-value &lt;\u2009 0.05.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n<jats:title>Result<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The median recovery time was 4 days (IQR: 3, 7). Incidence rate of recovery was 15.78 per 100-person day (95% CI 14.2\u201317.5). The presence of co-morbidity (AHR; 0.7, 95% CI (0.54\u20130.91)), being treated with Ceftazidime and Vancomycin (AHR; 0.29, 95% CI (0.14\u20130.60)), antibiotic change (AHR; 0.74, 95% CI (0.58\u20130.95)) and late presentation to the Hospital (AHR; 0.58, 95% CI (0.43\u20130.78)) were statistically significant predictors that prolong recovery time.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec005\">\n<jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The median recovery time was longer than other similar studies. 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