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However, there is limited research on the consumption of vitamin A-rich foods among children aged 6\u201359 months in the study area.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Objectives<\/jats:title>To assess magnitude of consumption of vitamin A rich foods and its associated factors among children aged 6\u201359 months in North Shoa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2022.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Methods<\/jats:title>Community based cross sectional study was conducted at North Shoa Zone, Ethiopia in 2022. A total of 916 mothers\u2019 pair children of age 6\u201359 months were included. A multistage stratified sampling followed by the simple random sampling technique was used to select the study participants. Data was collected through a face to face interview. STATA version 14 was used for analysis. Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) with a 95% CI and a P<\/jats:italic>-values &lt; 0.05 was used to declare statistical significance in the multivariable analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>Overall, magnitude of Consumption of vitamin A rich food of children aged 6\u201359 months was 39.1% (95% CI: 37.71, 40.49) in a week before survey. In multivariable regression analysis, maternal educational levels above secondary education and above (AOR = 1.81, 95% CI;1.19, 2.75), paternal educational levels above secondary education and above (AOR = 1.54, 95% CI: 1.05, 2.23),house hold income 3,000 and above ET birr (AOR = 2.18, 95% CI: 1.24, 3.82),adequate dietary diversity score (AOR = 1.48, 95% CI: 1.05, 2.07),adequate meal frequency (AOR = 1.37, 95% CI: 1.04, 1.81) and had nutrition counseling (AOR = 1.31, 95% CI: 1.10, 1.73) were factors positively increases vitamin A consumption among children aged 6\u201359 moths, Whereas, age of children between 11 and 17 months aged 0.56 (0.33, 0.90) and 18\u201323 months aged 0.46 (0.29, 0.74) months was negatively associated.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusion<\/jats:title>This study results showed that vitamin A consumption children aged 6\u201359 months was low. 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