candidaCandida spp. infected malemales more than femalefemales; children two or below two Monthsmonths of age more than other children age groupgroups; infected children resideresided in rural areas more than reside in urban areas; the infection rate was higher among children without previous diarrhea compared to children with previous diarrhea; the candidiacandida infection rate was higher in children with chronic diarrhea compared to acute diarrhea; the highest infection rate was among children on raw feeding compared to those on mixed or bottle or breast feedingbreast-feeding; Openopen sewerage, without drainage sewage werewas found in the home areaareas of children with high prevalence of candida infection comparing, compared with children livedliving in areaareas with open sewerage with drainage or close sewageclosed sewerage; Thethe infection rate was higher among children consuming non sterilizationnon-sterilized water , compared to those using sterilizationsterilized water for feeding or drinking; Regardingregarding the education level of mother mothers, it was found that for primary school mother level education haveeducated mothers, more of their children had candida infection more than those of other levellevels of education.