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 |