Table 1.
Component practices and scoring of the infant and child feeding index (ICFI)
| Variable | 6–8 months | 9–11 months | 12–23 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast-feeding (24 h) | No = 0 | No = 0 | No = 0 |
| Yes = 2 | Yes = 2 | Yes = 1 | |
| Bottle use (24 h) | No = 1 | No = 1 | No = 1 |
| Yes = 0 | Yes = 0 | Yes = 0 | |
| Food group diversity (24 h)† | 0 food groups = 0 | 0 food groups = 0 | food groups = 0 |
| 1–2 food groups = 1 | 1–2 food groups = 1 | 2–3 food groups = 1 | |
| ≥3 food groups = 2 | ≥3 food groups = 2 | ≥4 food groups = 2 | |
| Food group frequency (7 d)‡ | Sum of 0–1 = 0 | Sum of 0–2 = 0 | Sum of 0–3 = 0 |
| Sum of 2–3 = 1 | Sum of 3–5 = 1 | Sum of 4–6 = 1 | |
| Sum of ≥4 = 2 | Sum of ≥6 = 2 | Sum of ≥7 = 2 | |
| Food consistency (24 h) | Liquids only = 0 | Liquids or soft foods only = 0 | Liquids or soft foods only = 0 |
| Semi-solid or soft foods = 1 | Semi-solid or solid foods = 1 | Semi-solid or solid foods = 1 | |
| Feeding frequency (meals and snacks) (24 h) | 0 times = 0 | 0 times = 0 | times = 0 |
| 1 time = 1 | 1–2 times = 1 | 2 times = 1 | |
| ≥2 times = 2 | ≥3 times = 2 | 3 times = 2 | |
| ≥4 times = 3 | |||
| Responsive feeding (24 h) | Did anyone help the child to eat? | Did anyone help the child to eat? | Did anyone help the child to eat? |
| Yes = 1 | Yes = 1 | Yes = 1 | |
| No = 0 | No = 0 | No = 0 | |
| Minimum/maximum | 0/11 | 0/11 | 0/11 |
24 h, based on 24 h recall; 7 d, based on 7 d recall.
†Sum of: cereal grains, roots, tubers; legumes and nuts; dairy products (milk, yoghurt, cheese); flesh foods (meat, fish, poultry and liver/organ meats); eggs; vitamin A-rich fruits and vegetables; other fruits and vegetables (received or did not receive each food/group).
‡Each food group is scored as 0 if not given at all in the previous 7 d, 1 if given on 1–3 d and 2 if given on ≥4 d. These scores are then summed to give a possible range of 0 to 14.