Background: Atopic Dermatitis (AD) is now a dayââ?¬â?¢s increasing in prevalence globally. A Prevalence of 5ââ?¬â??25 % have\nbeen reported in different country. Even if its prevalence is known in most countries especially in developing\ncountries there is scarcity with regard to prevalence and associated risk factors of AD among children in Ethiopia\nsettings. The aim of this study was to determine the magnitude and associated factors of atopic dermatitis among\nchildren in Ayder referral hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia.\nMethods: A facility-based cross-sectional study design was conducted among 477 children aged from 3 months to\n14 years in Ayder referral hospital from July to September, 2014. A systematic random sampling technique was\nused to identify study subjects. Descriptive analysis was done to characterize the study population. Bivariate and\nmultivariate logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with AD. The OR with 95 % CI was used to\nshow the strength of the association and a P value < 0.05 was used to declare the cut of point in determining the\nlevel of significance.\nResults: Among the total respondents, 237 (50.4 %) were males and 233 (49.6 %) were females. The magnitude of\nthe atopic dermatitis was found to be 9.6 % (95 % CI: 7.2, 12.5). In multivariate logistic regression model, those who\nhad maternal asthma (AOR: 11.5, 95 % CI:3.3ââ?¬â??40.5), maternal hay fever history (AOR: 23.5, 95 % CI: 4.6ââ?¬â??118.9) and\natopic dermatitis history (AOR: 6.0, 95 % CI:1.0ââ?¬â??35.6), Paternal asthma (AOR: 14.4, 95 % CI:4.0ââ?¬â??51.7), Paternal hay\nfever history (AOR: 13.8, 95 % CI: 2.4ââ?¬â??78.9) and personal asthma (AOR: 10.5, 95 % CI:1.3ââ?¬â??85.6), and hay fever history\n(AOR: 12.9, 95 % CI:2.7ââ?¬â??63.4), age at 3 months to 1 year (OR: 6.8, 95 % CI: 1.1ââ?¬â??46.0) and weaning at 4 to 6 months\nage (AOR: 3.9, 95 % CI:1.2ââ?¬â??13.3) were a significant predictors of atopic dermatitis.\nConclusion: In this study the magnitude of atopic dermatitis was high in relation to other studies conducted so far\nin the country. Maternal, paternal, personal asthma, hay fever histories, maternal atopic dermatitis history, age of\nchild and age of weaning were independent predicators of atopic dermatitis. Hence, the finding alert a needs of\nstrengthening the national skin diseases prevention and control services in particular in skin care of children related\nto atopic dermatitis and others. In avoiding early initiation of supplementary feeding specially with personal and\nfamilies with atopic problem needs further attention of prevention activities.
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