<p><strong>Methods:</strong> Institutional-based unmatched case-control was conducted between April 1 to June 15, 2023, among 291 (144 cases and 147 controls) children less than five years old. Cases were mothers/caregivers with children less than five years old who had signs/symptoms of diarrhea and sought treatment after 24 hours of the onset of symptoms and controls were who sought treatment within 24 hours. Two government and 3 private health facilities were selected randomly. The sample size was proportionally allocated to each selected health facility and systematic random sampling was used to recruit the study subjects. Data was collected by trained data collectors using pretested questionnaires and analyzed by SPSS version 26. Both binary and multiple logistic regression were computed.&nbsp;</p>