Table 1 Scoring system used to create the infant and child feeding index for children aged 6–12 months
From: Feeding practices and growth among young children during two seasons in rural Ethiopia
Components | Age-specific scores | |
|---|---|---|
|  | 6–8 months | 9–12 months |
Breast feeding | Yes =2 No = 0 | Yes =2 No = 0 |
Bottle feeding | Yes =0 No = 1 | Yes =0 No = 1 |
Dietary diversity (24 h) | 0–1 = 0 2 = 1 3 + = 2 | 0–2 = 0 3 = 1 4 + = 2 |
Food group frequency (previous 7 days) | 0–2 = 0 3–4 = 1 5 + = 2 | 0–3 = 0 4–5 = 1 6 + = 2 |
Feeding frequency | 0–1 = 0 2 = 1 3 + = 2 | 0–2 = 0 3 = 1 4 + = 2 |