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The study covers the Bench Maji Zone, Keffa Zone, Sheka Zone, nearby woredas and portions of the Gambella area in Southwest Ethiopia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>614 preterm neonates with gestational age less than 37 weeks were entered for follow-up and 400 neonates were censored. Neonates with severe fetal malformations and neonates who need urgent referral were excluded from the study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Overall, 200 (32.57%) participants died with an incidence rate of 61.69 deaths per 1000 person-day observations (95%\u2009CI: 53.71 to 70.86). Poor kangaroo mother care (KMC) services (adjusted HR (AHR)=0.19, 95%\u2009CI: 0.12 to 0.29), sex (AHR=0.66, 95%, CI: 0.47 to 0.94), not initiating breast feeding (HR=2.78, 95% CI: 1.8 to 4.28), hypothermia (AHR=0.63, 95%\u2009CI: 0.44 to 0.92), anaemia (AHR=6.2, 95%\u2009CI: 2.34 to 16.43) and gestational age less than 28 weeks (AHR=9.28, 95%\u2009CI: 1.78 to 48.42) were independent predictors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion and recommendation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The rate of preterm neonatal mortality was high compared with the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey report nationally. 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