Table 1 Variables and scoring system used to construct the IYCF Score
Variable | IYCF Scoring | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|  | 6–8 months | 9–11 months | 12–23 months |
Breastfeeding | Yes = 2 | Yes = 2 | Yes = 1 |
No = 0 | No = 0 | No = 0 | |
Bottle feeding | Yes = 0 | Yes = 0 | Yes = 0 |
No = 1 | No = 1 | No = 1 | |
Diet diversity | 0–1 = 0 | 0–2 = 0 | 0–2 = 0 |
2 = 1 | 3 = 1 | 3 = 1 | |
3 + = 2 | 4 + =2 | 4 + =2 | |
Feeding frequency | 0–1 = 0 | 0–2 = 0 | 0–2 = 0 |
2 = 1 | 3 = 1 | 3 = 1 | |
3 + =2 | 4 + =2 | 4 = 2 | |
|  |  | 5 + =3 | |
Total score | 7 | 7 | 7 |