Using data collected in the Community and Family Survey of the SouthernrnNations Nationalities and Peoples Region, this study estimates the level of childrnmalnutrition and identifies the factors associated with chronic malnutritionrnamong children in the five densely populated zones of the Region. A total of 850rnchildren aged 3 to 36 months were included in the present study. Both bivariaternand multivariate techniques were employed in order to identify risk factors ofrnchild malnutrition.rnThe results indicate that child malnutrition is among the most serious problemsrnof the study area where about 45% of the children stunted, 42% underweightrnand 12% wasted. The search for the factors affecting long term nutritional statusrnpoint to both socio-economic and demographic factors. The study alsornidentified some child care related variables to be associated with chronicrnmalnutrition. Among the socio-economic factors; household economic status,rnand women's education were important in explaining the variation in long-termrnnutritional status of children. From the demographic variables included in thernanalysis; age and sex of the child; and maternal age at delivery were associatedrnwith stunting. Moreover, number of antenatal care visits the mother had duringrnpregnancy of the child and age at weaning are linked to chronic malnutrition.rnFinally, the study recommended, among other things, the need for programsrnrelated to income generating activities for poor households and family liferneducation including appropriate child care for women in reproductive agerngroup.