Malnutrition was positively associated with a wider range of factors, including: children living in rural communities (p=0.000); 6th-24th of age (p=0.001); prematurity and intrauterine growth retardation (p=0.000); mother education (p=0.000), socio-economic status (p=0.000), family size (p=0.004) and improper breastfeeding (p=0.000), weaning before 4th or after 6th month (p=0.000), improper weaning practice (p=0.013), inadequate energy weaning food (p=0.000), and gastroenterological diseases (p=0.000).