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This research is aimed at determining the predictors of neonatal sepsis at Wolaita Sodo University Teaching Referral Hospital and Sodo Christian General Hospital, Ethiopia, April-July 2019. Method. This study employed an institution-based unmatched case-control study by selecting neonates in selected hospitals through consecutive sampling technique. The cases of this study are neonates diagnosed with sepsis. The study used a pretested structured questionnaire for a face-to-face interview to collect data from index mothers. Besides, the review of the record was done using checklists. The data were entered into EpiData version 3.1 and exported to Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 24.0 for analysis. The study used descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate analyses. The odds ratio with 95% confidence interval was used to measure the association\u2019s strength.<jats:inline-formula><a:math xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M1\"><a:mi>p<\/a:mi><a:mo>&lt;<\/a:mo><a:mn>0.05<\/a:mn><\/a:math><\/jats:inline-formula>was the cut-off point for declaration of statistical significance for the multivariate analysis. Results. Factors significantly associated with neonatal sepsis among neonates were maternal age of 15-20 years and 21-30 years, mothers with low income\/wealth, history of urinary tract infections\/sexually transmitted infections, presence of intrapartum infections, antenatal care<jats:inline-formula><c:math xmlns:c=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M2\"><c:mtext>follow<\/c:mtext><c:mo>\u2010<\/c:mo><c:mtext>up<\/c:mtext><c:mo>&lt;<\/c:mo><c:mn>3<\/c:mn><\/c:math><\/jats:inline-formula>visits, Apgar (Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, and Respiration)<jats:inline-formula><e:math xmlns:e=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M3\"><e:mtext>score<\/e:mtext><e:mo>&lt;<\/e:mo><e:mn>7<\/e:mn><\/e:math><\/jats:inline-formula>, low birth weight, and the time in which breastfeeding started after<jats:inline-formula><g:math xmlns:g=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M4\"><g:mtext>delivery<\/g:mtext><g:mo>&lt;<\/g:mo><g:mn>60<\/g:mn><\/g:math><\/jats:inline-formula>minutes. Conclusion. Maternal age, wealth\/income, maternal urinary tract infections\/sexually transmitted infections, intrapartum fever, antenatal care<jats:inline-formula><i:math xmlns:i=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M5\"><i:mtext>visit<\/i:mtext><i:mo>\u2264<\/i:mo><i:mn>3<\/i:mn><\/i:math><\/jats:inline-formula>times, Apgar<jats:inline-formula><k:math xmlns:k=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M6\"><k:mtext>score<\/k:mtext><k:mo>&lt;<\/k:mo><k:mn>7<\/k:mn><\/k:math><\/jats:inline-formula>, low birth weight, and starting time of breastfeeding were independent predictors of neonatal sepsis. 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