Table 2.

Key terms and definitions for BFCI implementation (Kenya MOH, 2007, 2016)

Term	Definition
Orientation	1 day introductory training for national and county level multi‐sectoral stakeholders, including s village chiefs on the Eight‐Point plan to garner support for BFCI implementation.
Training	Capacity building of all partners, health facility and community level staff on BFCI Eight‐Point plan and key messages for MIYCN
BFCI monitoring tool	Data collected as part of the MOH BFCI monitoring and evaluation package on five IYCF indicators: 1. Proportion of infants who are put to the breast within 1 hr of delivery (early initiation of breastfeeding; 0 to 12 months of age) 2. Proportion of infants who are exclusively breastfed in the first 6 months of life (0 to below 6 months of age) 3. Proportion of infants who receive any prelacteal feeds within the first 3 days of life 4. Proportion of infants aged 6 to 8 months who receive complementary foods (semisolid or solid) in addition to breastmilk 5. Proportion of children aged 6 to 11 months who ate any animal‐source, iron‐rich foods in the last 24 hr
Community units	Percentage of communities reached through BFCI. Approximately 1,000 households or 5,000 people who reside in the same geographical area and are routinely visited by community health volunteers (1 CHV serves roughly 20 households).