TABLE 2.

Maternal health service utilization and infant characteristics among mothers with infants 0–6 months old, Mettu Town, Southwest Ethiopia, 2021.

Variable (N = 366)	Category	Frequency	Percent
Parity	Primipara	156	42.6
	Multipara	210	57.4
ANC follow up	Yes	364	99.5
	No	2	0.5
Number of visits	<4 visit	308	84.2
	≥4 visit	58	15.8
Counseling on infant feeding	Yes	221	60.4
	No	145	39.6
Place of delivery	Public health institution	339	92.6
	Private health institution	27	7.4
Mode of delivery	Normal/Vaginal	294	80.3
	C/S	72	19.7
PNC care	Yes	323	88.3
	No	43	11.7
Age of the infant	<2 months	113	30.9
	2–3 months	134	36.6
	4–6 months	119	32.5
Sex of infant	Male	178	48.6
	Female	188	51.4
Ever breastfed	Yes	366	100
	No	0	0
Timing of breast milk initiation	Within 1 h	280	76.5
	1‐23 h	59	16.1
	After 24 h	27	7.4

Abbreviations: ANC, antenatal care; C/S, cesarean section; PNC, postnatal care.