Back groundChild malnutrition is one of the world’s public health problems. Promotion of child growth and development is one of the health priorities to control child mortality and poverty reduction. One of the strategies to promote child health is growth monitoring and promotion services. But, there is limited information on determinants of Growth Monitoring and Promotion service utilization.ObjectiveTo identify determinants of growth monitoring and promotion (GMP) service utilization among children 0–23 months of age in Legambo district, South Wollo zone, Northern Ethiopia, 2020.MethodsCommunity based un-matched case control study was conducted on 363 (91 cases and 272 controls) study participants from March 15 to April 15, 2020.. Multi-stage sampling technique was employed to select the study participants.. Data were collected by using interviewer administered questionnaire and entered in to Epi data and exported to SPSS version 23 for analysis. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regressions were performed and adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence intervals was estimated to identify determinants of GMP service utilization.ResultsGood maternal knowledge (AOR) = 2.42; 95% CI: 1.23, 4.75), mother with favorable attitude (AOR = 2.45; 95% CI; 1.20, 4.98), counseling on GMP (AOR = 2.34; 95% CI; 1.19, 4.56), Attending ante natal care services (AOR = 2.46; 95% CI: 1.18, 5.16), index child age 12–17 months(AOR = 3.45; 95% CI: 1.26, 9.41) and 18–23 months (AOR = 4.38; 95% CI: 1.53, 12.49), and short distance to health facilities (AOR = 4.53; 95% CI; 1.99, 10.28) were determinants of GMP service utilization.Conclusions and recommendationIndex child age, good knowledge, favorable attitude, attending ante natal care services, receiving nutritional counseling and short distance to health facility were determinants of GMP service utilization. Nutritional interventions should emphasis nutritional counseling, utilization of ANC service and accessibility of growth monitoring and promotion service to improve growth monitoring and promotion service utilization and reduce malnutrition in EthiopiaTrial registrationNo applicable
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