A cohort study was carried out in the Keffa Region ofrnSouthwestern Ethiopia to investigate intermed i ate (six month)rnhea l th status outcomes of reported morbidity and identify theirrndeterminants. At both the initial (time 1) and six month followrnup survey (time 2), cough, diarrheas, fever, musculoskeletalrndisorders, and abdominal conditions (worms, cramps) were the mostrnfrequently re ported illnesses. Those who were ill at time 1 werernas likely to remain ill (46%) as to get better (54%) at time 2.rnWhile less likely to become ill, 38% of those well at time 1rnreported an illness at time 2. By the sixth month follow-uprndeath had occurred most frequently among those who had eyerndisease and fever at time 1 (7.8% and 7.7%) respectively. Fromrnthe 516 subjects who were ill at time 1, only 5 . 0% repo rted thernsame complaint at time 2 .rnImportant pred i ctors for morbidity at T1, based uponrnmultiple regression , were level of education, marital staus, andrnsanita ry practices. Important predictors of illness at T2 wererntraditional practices, type of housing, and age. Thisrninvest igation has shown that reported morbidity is assoc i atedrnwith seve ral intermediate adverse health consequences and hasrnquantified the relative impact ofrnThese findingsrnmorbidity inrnfurther emphasizernidentifying pri orityrnspecific illness categories.rnthe importance of repo rtedrnhealth problems and inrnassessing a population's health status.