en public specific orginal article <table align="center" class="Table" style="width:100.0%; background:#fce8fb; border-collapse:collapse" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:2px solid #1d1d35; width:70%; padding:0cm 7px 0cm 7px; background-color:#fce8fb; border-top:2px solid #1d1d35; border-right:none; border-left:none" valign="top"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">Background:</span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black"> Nutrition security is a vital component of growth and development in a nation. However, dietary diversity and availability of healthy food are serious challenges to many local communities in Ethiopia</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">. The objective of the study was to identify the status and the determinants of nutrition security of school-age children in Northwest Ethiopia. <b>Methods:</b> Primary data were collected and analyzed using a binary logistic regression model to determine the significance of nutrition security odds ratio of 12 variables. <b>Results:</b> The results revealed that around 55.4% of school-age children were nutritionally insecure and underweight, and 44.6% were stunted. The significant determinants of nutrition security in the study area were milk consumption, healthy eating habit, fruits and vegetables consumption, educational status of the guardian, meat consumption, and the child&rsquo;s place of residence. <b>Conclusion:</b> The findings of the study showed the need for nutrition education of the children and their guardians, and the need for accessibility of diverse and nutritious food products to help the school-age children with acute wasting and stunting problems they are facing. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br> &nbsp; Recommended dietary allowances, Growth disorders, Malnutrition, School age population, Eating behavior. 352 360 http://jnfs.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-635-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Fentaw Teshome 0000-0002-1346-5515 No Department of Agricultural Economics, Injibara University, Injibara, Ethiopia Adino Andaregie 0000-0002-4482-5923 No Graduate School of Economics, Soka University, Tokyo, Japan Tessema Astatkie astatkie@dal.ca 0000-0002-9779-8789 Yes Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, Canada Beneberu Assefa 0000-0001-8498-3312 No Policy Studies Institute of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.